Research & Evidence-Based Medicine

20 learning units • 100 chapter sections • 200 explained questions. Build a question, judge the evidence and connect the answer with the person receiving care.

Original RAHBAR study material for the Year 3 learning pathway. Educational examples support supervised learning; institutional research and clinical requirements still apply. References & further reading ↓

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Finding & Recording Evidence

Build a reproducible search that balances useful coverage with a manageable number of relevant records.

Answer all 10 questions, then submit to see your score and explanations. This is a self-study exercise; results are not saved.

Question 01. Which operator usually broadens a search by joining synonyms? A. ORB. ANDC. NOT in every fieldD. Quotation marks alone

Question 02. What does combining two concepts with AND require? A. Either concept aloneB. Neither conceptC. Only exact title matchesD. Both concepts to be represented

Question 03. Which detail is essential for a reproducible search? A. Only the number of papers readB. The exact query and search dateC. The investigator’s preferred conclusionD. Only the journal impact factor

Question 04. Why combine free text with controlled vocabulary? A. It guarantees every study is unbiasedB. It removes the need for screeningC. Records differ in wording and indexing completenessD. It makes all abstracts equivalent to full text

Question 05. Two articles use the same trial registration and participants. How should a review treat them? A. As two independent trials automaticallyB. As unrelated populationsC. As proof of replicationD. As linked reports of one study

Question 06. What is a risk of a language restriction? A. Eliminating all publication biasB. Ensuring allocation concealmentC. Increasing every study’s precisionD. Excluding relevant evidence

Question 07. Which review date best indicates the evidence search’s currency? A. Date of the journal cover aloneB. Date of the first included trial aloneC. Date the reader downloaded the PDFD. Date of the last search

Question 08. Why check a search against a known relevant paper? A. To prove that all studies were foundB. To detect missing terms or unsuitable restrictionsC. To ensure a favourable effectD. To replace appraisal

Question 09. What is the best next step after finding a promising abstract? A. Accept the abstract conclusion as finalB. Examine the full methods and resultsC. Ignore supplementary materialD. Assume registration was prospective

Question 10. Why check a publication for corrections or retraction? A. Retraction proves all similar studies are falseB. Its interpretation or reliability may have changedC. Corrections always invalidate every resultD. Journal prestige prevents errors

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References & Further Reading

Use the full methods and relevant chapters when appraising a paper. These sources support further study; the examples and questions above are original teaching exercises.

Reference review: 25 September 2026. Consult current institutional guidance for project approval and clinical decisions.