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How do you know which healthcare research you can trust?
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2-9 Reviews of fair comparisons should be systematic |
3-2 Are you very different from the people studied? |
A detailed guide to study design, with learning objectives, explaining some sources of bias in health studies.
Key Concepts addressed:Details
A detailed guide to study design, with learning objectives, explaining some sources of bias in health studies.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Define healthy user bias in health care research and means to reduce it
- Assess means to reduce selection bias in health care research
- Assess how to overcome confounding factors by indication in health care research
- Evaluate social desirability bias and history bias in health care research
Soumerai SB, Starr D, Majumdar SR. How Do You Know Which Health Care Effectiveness Research You Can Trust? A Guide to Study Design for the Perplexed. Prev Chronic Dis 2015;12:150187. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd12.150187
