Article: Race/Ethnicity, Age,
and Risk of Hospital Admission and Length of Stay during the First Year of
Maintenance Hemodialysis
In a cohort study Yan et al., 20121 analyzed risk of hospitalization in the first
year of the maintenance hemodialysis
by race/ethnicity and age.
1.
Calculate (Incidence) Rate Ratio of >= 1 hospitalization between
black patients aged 41-
50 years and black patients aged 18-30 years?
2. Calculate (Incidence) Rate Ratio of >= 1 hospitalization between
white patients aged 41-
50 years and white patients aged 18-30 years?
3.
Based on calculation from question #1, is there an association between the age and the risk of hospitalization between these
two age groups in black patients?
4.
Based on calculation from question #2, is there
an association between
the age and the
risk of hospitalization between these two age groups in white patients?
ARTICLE: Colonoscopy education
delivered via the patient portal does not improve adherence to scheduled first-time
screening colonoscopy
READ: Carefully read the article
to understand how the study was organized
and conducted, and to
familiarize yourself with the results of the trial. Answer the following
questions using 2-3 sentences per question.
STUDY DESCRIPTION
1.
What was the exposure and what were the outcome variables used in the study? List all exposure and outcome
variables that you can identify in the article! Do not list the results (findings), just list the variables.
2. What was the aim of the study?
STUDY DESIGN
3. What was the main study design?
4. Who were the subjects
involved in the study?
5. What possible sources of confounding can you identify
in the study?
6. What possible biases can you identify
in the study?
RESULTS
7. What were the study results in terms of addressing the primary aim of the study?
APPLICATION
Considering your review
of the study above (answers to the questions 1 to 7), what is your overall opinion of the quality of
evidence presented in this article in terms of applicability to clinical
practice. Rate evidence as poor, fair, or good. Explain your rationale
Article:
Early treatment of COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin:
A retrospective analysis of 1061 cases in Marseille, France
READ: Carefully read the article
to understand how the study was organized
and conducted, and to
familiarize yourself with the results of the trial. Answer the following
questions using 2-3 sentences per question.
STUDY DESCRIPTION
1.
What was the exposure and what were the outcome variables used in the study? List all
exposure and outcome variables that you can identify in the article! Do not list the results (findings), just
list the variables!
2. What was the aim of the study?
STUDY DESIGN
3. What was the main study design?
4. Who were the subjects
involved in the study?
5. What possible sources of confounding can you identify
in the study?
6. What possible biases can you identify
in the study?
RESULTS
7.
What were the study results
in terms of addressing the primary aim of the study?
APPLICATION
8.
Considering your review
of the study above (answers
to the questions 1 to 7), what is your overall opinion of the quality of
evidence presented in this article in terms of applicability to clinical
practice. Rate evidence as poor, fair, or good. Explain your rationale.
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