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Chapter 19

Evidence-Based Practice and Research Utilization

1. As they relate to randomized controlled trials, which one of the following levels of evidence matches with its hierarchical level? (Note: Level 1 is the highest level of evidence and Level 5 is the lowest level of evidence)

a. Level 5: Strong evidence from at least one systematic review of multiple well-designed randomized controlled trials

b. Level 3: Strong evidence from at least one or more properly designed randomized controlled trials of appropriate size

c. Level 2: Evidence from well-designed trials without randomization, single group pre-post, cohort, time series, or matched case-controlled studies

d. Level 4: Evidence from well-designed nonexperimental studies from more than one center or research group

e. Level 1: Opinions of respected authorities, based on clinical evidence, descriptive studies, or reports of expert committees

2. __________ involve a transparent and systematic process used to define a research question, search for studies, assess their quality and synthesize findings qualitatively or quantitatively

a. Scoping reviews

b. Systematic reviews

c. Meta-analyses

d. Randomized clinical trials

e. Case-controlled studies

3. Which of the following represents the correct sequential process for conducting a scoping review?

a. Find relevant studies; select the studies relevant to the research questions; identify the research questions; chart the data; collate, summarize, and report the results

b. Identify the research questions; find relevant studies; select the studies relevant to the research question; chart the data; collate, summarize, and report the results

c. Identify the research questions; find relevant studies; select the studies relevant to the research questions; collate, summarize, and report the results; chart the data

d. Select the studies relevant to the research questions; find relevant studies; identify the research questions; chart the data; collate, summarize, and report the results

e. Chart the data; find relevant studies; select the studies relevant to the research questions; identify the research questions; collate, summarize, and report the results

4. Which of the following corrects the overestimation of the effect size in meta-analyses.

a. Cohen’s d

b. The population estimator δ

c. Hedges’ g

d. Cohen’s q

e. Pearson r

5. Wampold (2001) concluded that a reasonable point estimate for the efficacy of counseling and psychotherapy is __________

a. d = 0.79, meaning that the average treated person does worse than 78.5% of the average untreated persons

b. d = 0.79, meaning that the average treated person does better than 78.5% of the average untreated persons

c. d = 0.23, meaning that the average treated person does worse than 22.5% of the average untreated persons

d. d = 0.23, meaning that the average treated person does better than 22.5% of the average untreated persons

e. d = 0.50, meaning that the average treated person does better than 49.5% of the average untreated persons