Know, understand and evaluate the methodological risks (i.e. risk of bias) associated with the main quantitative research designs: randomized controlled experimental studies (RCTs) and observational intervention studies. Know and use risk of bias assessment tools, such as: ROB-2, ROBINS-1, ROBIS (the latter for systematic reviews) Know, understand and evaluate the measurement properties (for example validity and reliability) of measurement instruments Use the COSMIN checklist for evaluation of measurement properties. Know, understand and evaluate hybrid desing for implementation study.
Course Prerequisites
The student must have basic knowledge of research methodology, acquired through teaching in the first semester of "preliminary sciences"
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons Interactive teaching Group practical exercises
Assessment Methods
Individual written test with cross tests in accordance with the main learning outcome of the course, namely: promoting new knowledge about risk assessment by type of study design.
Texts
Fondamenti di Ricerca infermieristica. Polit & Beck. Traduzione a cura di Alvisa Palese. McGraw Hill, 2014 (textbook) In-depth scientific articles provided by the teacher and consultation of the relevant manuals for the use of the ROB-2, ROBINS-1, COSMIN, ROBIS instruments (all the material will be loaded into KIRO)
Contents
Risk of bias in RCT studies In-depth analysis and use of the ROB-2 tool (analysis of each risk dimension) Risk of bias in observational intervention studies In-depth analysis and use of the ROBINS-1 tool (analysis of each risk dimension) Analysis of the peculiarities and content overlaps in the use of risk of bias measurement tools Risk of bias in conducting systematic reviews (with and without meta-analysis) In-depth analysis and use of the ROBIS tool (analysis of each risk dimension) Measurement properties and analysis of the concepts of validity and reliability of measurement instruments In-depth analysis and use of the COSMIN checklist (analysis of each measurement property)
Course Language
Italian
More information
During the course, some in-depth articles/use manuals will require a minimum knowledge of the English language on the part of the student. For the practical exercises of the course, the use of Microsoft Excel and Access (Office package) is required.
