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EXPERIMENT a controlled study where the investigator changes one or more conditions and records the effect. (Woncadic)
FEASIBILITY STUDY a preliminary study performed to determine the practicability of a larger study or health program. (Woncadic)
BLIND(ED) STUDY a study or experiment in which the observers and/or subjects do not know if the subjects belong to an intervention group or a control group. In a single blind study only the experimenter knows the allocation. In a double blind study the allocation is not known either to the observer or the subject. If the analyst does not know the allocation the study is triple blinded. Blinding is made to avoid bias. (Woncadic)
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY a study where all the conditions can be controlled by the investigator. In general practice it often refers to a study where certain environmental factors are changed, and the effect on the patients is measured. (Woncadic)
Interdisciplinary Research ; Research combining mastery in distinct fields or disciplines that apply and exchange tools, concepts, ideas, data methods, or results around a common project.(MeSH 2018)
MATCHING in research the deliberate process of making a study group and comparison group comparable with respect to factors that are extraneous to the purpose of the investigation, but that might interfere with the interpretation of the findings of the study (e.g. in case control studies, individual cases might be matched or paired with a specific control on the basis of comparable age, gender, clinical features, or a combination). (Woncadic)
METHOD . 2. In research, the way a research project is performed and procedures defined, described as accurately as possible. (Woncadic)
NON-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY a study of phenomena using non-intervention. The influence of one or more variables is measured on outcome variable(s) as they naturally occur. (Woncadic)
PILOT STUDY a small study or project, usually of a convenience sample, to test preliminary measurement decisions and identify unanticipated problems in applying a special method in a study. (Woncadic)
Proof of Concept Study; An empirical investigation which pertains to the development of prototypes or models that demonstrate the feasibility of novel concepts, ideas, principles, schema or their practical application. (MeSH 2018)
PURPOSEFUL SAMPLING (Syn. strategic sampling, theoretical sampling) a strategy intended to increase the validity of qualitative research studies by deliberately selecting pre-established groups in the population for study. Does not claim statistical representation or allow for generalizations. (Woncadic)
Research Design ; A plan for collecting and utilizing data so that desired information can be obtained with sufficient precision or so that an hypothesis can be tested properly.(MeSH)
STANDARDIZATION recalculation or weighting of data to correct for unequal distributions between groups or classes like age or gender. Can be performed in two different ways: 1. Direct method: The specific rates in a study population are averaged, using as weights the distribution of a specific standard population. The direct standardized rate represents what the crude rate would have been in the study population if they had been equally distributed with regard to the variable for which the population is standardized. 2. Indirect method: This is used to compare populations where the specific rates are unknown or unstable. The specific rates in the standard population are averaged, using as weights the distribution of the study population. (Woncadic)
VALIDITY STUDY the degree to which the inference drawn from a study, especially generalizations extending beyond the study sample, are warranted when account is taken of the study methods, the representativeness of the study sample, and the nature of the population from which it is drawn. (Woncadic)
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C4042920
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Knottnerus JA. The Research Agenda for General Practice/Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare in Europe: a solid basis for innovative research. The European journal of general practice. 2010; 16(1): 2-3. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20144125
Kruschinski C, Lange M, Lionis C, van Weel C, Hummers-Pradier E, null. Themes and methods of research presented at European General Practice Research Network conferences. Family practice. 2010; 27(4): 459-67. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20427325
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Stoffers J. Research priorities in family medicine. The European journal of general practice. 2011; 17(1): 1-2. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21344983
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