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Teaching code

4S007306

Credits

1

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

MED/48 - NURSING IN NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND REHABILITATION

Period

2 SEMESTRE PROFESSIONI SANITARIE dal Jan 10, 2022 al Sep 30, 2022.

To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link:  Course organization

Learning outcomes

The module aims to teach students how to apply during clinical practice the so called "Evidence Based Practice" model.
Particularly, the student will learn to:
- translate a clinical question into a question searchable in the biomedical litterature
- construct a search strategy to investigate the major biomedical databases
- choose the more appropiate study (e.g., experimental vs observational, primary vs secondary study)
- execute the critical appraisal of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews

Program

1. What is Evidence based physical therapy=
2. Translation of clinical questions into question searchable in the litterature+
- Background and foreground questions
- PICO model
3. Search strategy
- Boolean operators
- Use of the brackets
4. Clinical reserach's architecture
- Primary studies
- Secondary studies
- Traditional sources
5. 5S's model
- Systems
- Evidence - based textbooks
- Databases for Clinical practice guidelines
- Databases for Systematic reviews
- Databases for Primary studies
6. Critical appraisal
- Internal validity
- External validity
- Clinical relevance
7. Critical appraisal of systematic review
- Main sources of bias
- Meta - analysis
8. Critical appraisal of randomzied controlled trials
- Main sources of bias

Bibliography

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Examination Methods

Written exam:
- Four open questions on the PICO and the building of search strategies
- Three multiple choice questions on the architecture of clinical research
- Six open questions on the critical appraisal of clinical trials and systematic reviews
- Two open questions on meta - analysis
- Three multiple choiche questions on the evidence based practice, the 5S's model and the critical appraisal

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE