- Docente: Stefano Durante
- Credits: 2
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 9079)
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from Nov 22, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024
Learning outcomes
The student acquires the different types of research studies, measurements and social research tools. The student is able to apply the notions in the construction of the thesis as a research tool, in the publication of an article or a poster. Primary studies: sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic accuracy, predictive values of diagnostic tools. Secondary Education: Characteristics of Secondary Education. Systematic Reviews and Guidelines.
Course contents
EBM, Evidence-Based Medicine: Definition and History; Limits, tools and skills.
Primary studies: Sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic accuracy, predictive values of diagnostic tools.
Secondary Education: Characteristics of Secondary Education. Systematic Reviews and Guidelines.
Research design: Type of studies (cross-sectional/longitudinal; prospective/retrospective; observational/experimental; cohort/case-control; clinical randomized controlled).
Measurement and variables: Types of measurements and variables; Type of characters; Relationship between variables.
The tools of social research: The questionnaire; The interview; The experiment; Observation; The use of sources.
Introduction to medical statistics: Sampling; Data collection; Frequency distributions; association measures.
The dissertation as a research tool: Choice of thesis (compilative/experimental/empirical); Structure and presentation of the thesis.
Scientific contributions: The publication of an article; Oral presentation; The poster.
Readings/Bibliography
To pass the exam, knowledge is required only of the teaching material provided in class.
For further information:
Chiari P., Mosci D., Naldi E., Centro Studi EBN. Evidence-Based Nursing - An Operational Guide for Evidence-Based Nursing. Milan: McGraw-Hill, 2006: 436 pages.
Fain J.A. Nursing research: reading it, understanding it, and applying it. 2nd edition. Milan: McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Teaching methods
Lectures and exercises and practical tests for individuals and groups.
Assessment methods
Simulation of a research project in the classroom.
Teaching tools
Teaching material available to students consisting of pdf files with links to websites.
Office hours
See the website of Stefano Durante