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1. Aims 2. Association between "exposure" and "outcome"
3. Exposure v.s. Outcome 4. Clinical trial of new antihistamine
5. Study Design 6. Case-control (Retrospective analytic)
7. Cohort (Prospective analytic) 8. Time series
9. X-sectional analytic 10. Cross-sectional analytic
11. Summary 12. Three questions to know the study design
13. Types of research 14. Iterative loop of studying topics
15. Choice of study design 16. Steps in scarching for causal association
17. Three steps in evaluation of medical care (3’Es) 18. Final conclusion
19. Final conclusion (Cont.) Back To Main Menu

Aims

 
AIMS MINIMIZING POSSIBLE ERROR
MAXIMIZING THE RELIABILITY & VALIDITY OF THE DATA

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Association between "exposure" (risk factor, intervention, independent variables)
and "outcome" (diseases, health problems, dependent variables)

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Exposure v.s. Outcome

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Clinical trial of new antihistamine

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Study Design

 

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CASE-CONTROL (Retrospective Analytic)

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COHORT (Prospective Analytic)

 

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Time series

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X-sectional analytic

 

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Cross-sectional analytic

 

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Summary

 

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Three questions to know the study design

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Types of research

Classified by Nature or Target of Application

1. Basic research
2. Applied research

Classified by Study object

1. Literature research
2. Clinical research
3. Laboratory research
4. Animal research
5. Community research
6. Operational research

Classified by Type of Data Collection

1. Retrospective study
2. Prospective study
3. Survey study

Classified by Research Design

1. Formulative of Exploratory Study
2. Descriptive Study
3. Analytical or Correlational Study
4. Experimental Study

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Iterative loop of studying topics

 

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Choice of study design

RESEARCH QUESTION DESIGN
  • BURDEN OF ILLNESS
  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • DIAGNOSTIC TEST

DESCRIPTIVE

ETIOLOGIC STUDY ANALYTIC
  • EFFICACY
  • EFFECTIVENESS
  • EFFICIENCY

EXPERIMENTAL

 

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Steps in scarching for causal association

 

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Three steps in evaluation of medical care (3'Es)

Efficacy : Can it work?
(in the idealize setting)
Effectiveness : Does it work?
(in the real world)
Efficiency : Is it done economically?
(Economic Analysis)

 

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Final conclusion

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Final conclusion (Cont.) :

 

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