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Category: Choosing a Study Design and Approach

How do I create partnerships between the community and research teams to conduct research?


Key Points

  • Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an approach that centers around community interests to achieve relevant results for those involved.
  • The goal of CBPR is to collaborate with the community, often involving an interdisciplinary team that seeks direct community input into all parts of the research process.
  • CBPR can be applied to mitigate health disparities and improve health outcomes for populations that have been historically underrepresented or marginalized.


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How do I select the right study design?


Key Points

  • There are many ways to approach a research problem, and selecting the appropriate study design is a critical first step.
  • Examples of study designs include case-control, cohort study, randomized control trial, systematic review, and meta-analysis.
  • Some considerations to make when selecting a research design are: what data will be collected (qualitative or quantitative) if an intervention will be applied, how the data will be analyzed, and whether the results collected will answer the specific research question.


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  • Epidemiological Studies
    • A 10-minute video describing the details, differences, advantages, and disadvantages of different study designs in public health.
  • What is Research Design?
    • A 6-minute video that explains the difference between research methods and research design; factors to consider when selecting a study design; and how to use the scientific method to conduct a research project.

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  • Research Design
    • Covers more advanced considerations of research design like data collection and sampling methods.
    • (Note: This 20-minute video lecture references a textbook, but the book is not needed to understand the video)


What are meta-analyses and systematic reviews and why are they important?


Key Points

  • Systematic reviews and meta-analysis are tools used to provide up-to-date information comparing medical or scientific interventions, standards of practice, and more, to provide higher levels of evidence tailored for clinical use.
  • Cochrane Library and Campbell Collaboration are the recognized bodies who are involved in training, synthesis and database of systematic review and meta-analysis.
  • Before writing systematic review and meta-analysis, one should understand the prerequisites, should be adequately trained, and work as a team. 


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  • What are systematic reviews?
    • A short, 3-minute video from Cochrane explaining the basics of systematic reviews, and how interventions are compared to determine efficacy.


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