Question 1

A client's values should influence and be considered when providing evidence-based occupational therapy services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) and its established prescriptive guidelines closely reflect the philosophical beliefs and nature of occupational therapy (OT). Therefore, its principles are directly replicated with evidence-based OT practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Participatory research involves inclusion of recipients of services (or consumers) in the data collection and dissemination process only after a specific research hypothesis has been established by an investigator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Occupational therapists offer a unique perspective towards identifying and addressing deficits with clients' occupational participation. The area of research that examines how occupational therapists identify problems and make treatment decisions is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Clinical reasoning research 
B)  Process research 
C)  Narrative research 
D)  Practice theory research 
A)  Clinical reasoning research 
B)  Process research 
C)  Narrative research 
D)  Practice theory research

Question 5

Psychometric research may be used to evaluate an assessment according to multiple criteria. Which domain is not a measure of psychometric research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliability 
B)  Validity 
C)  Clinical utility 
D)  Formative utility 
A)  Reliability 
B)  Validity 
C)  Clinical utility 
D)  Formative utility

Question 6

Explanations offered by a practice theory are always tentative, and must be refined through research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Formative research best seeks to identify what characteristic of an intervention of study?

Accepted Answer

A)  The expected outcome of the intervention 
B)  The mechanism of change for the intervention 
C)  The frequency or duration required for an intervention to be effective 
D)  The clinical reasoning utilized in providing an intervention 
A)  The expected outcome of the intervention 
B)  The mechanism of change for the intervention 
C)  The frequency or duration required for an intervention to be effective 
D)  The clinical reasoning utilized in providing an intervention

Question 8

The purpose of needs assessment research is to identify the gap between a client's or population's present status and that individual's or group's:

Accepted Answer

A)  Previous status 
B)  Disability status 
C)  Desired status 
D)  Projected status 
A)  Previous status 
B)  Disability status 
C)  Desired status 
D)  Projected status

Question 9

There exists a dynamic relationship between research and practice. Professional research should be used to inform practice theory and interventions; equally, practice should influence and guide the direction of future research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A core tenet of evidence-based practice for occupational therapy is that interventions utilized should be those that are validated through the best available clinical evidence without consideration of an individual therapist's clinical expertise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Occupational therapy has a professional obligation to maintain a systematic and shared body of knowledge. Which of the following does not serve toward the development of evidence for this requirement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiple studies establishing the psychometric qualities of a commonly used standardized assessment 
B)  A control trial quantifying the outcomes of a treatment strategy 
C)  The collective clinical expertise of an outpatient occupational therapy department 
D)  A series of studies testing and refining a practice theory utilized in practice 
A)  Multiple studies establishing the psychometric qualities of a commonly used standardized assessment 
B)  A control trial quantifying the outcomes of a treatment strategy 
C)  The collective clinical expertise of an outpatient occupational therapy department 
D)  A series of studies testing and refining a practice theory utilized in practice

Exam 1: Occupational Therapy As an Evidence-Based Practice Profession

A client's values should influence and be considered when providing evidence-based occupational therapy services.

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) and its established prescriptive guidelines closely reflect the philosophical beliefs and nature of occupational therapy (OT). Therefore, its principles are directly replicated with evidence-based OT practice.

Participatory research involves inclusion of recipients of services (or consumers) in the data collection and dissemination process only after a specific research hypothesis has been established by an investigator.

Occupational therapists offer a unique perspective towards identifying and addressing deficits with clients' occupational participation. The area of research that examines how occupational therapists identify problems and make treatment decisions is:

Psychometric research may be used to evaluate an assessment according to multiple criteria. Which domain is not a measure of psychometric research?

Explanations offered by a practice theory are always tentative, and must be refined through research.

Formative research best seeks to identify what characteristic of an intervention of study?

The purpose of needs assessment research is to identify the gap between a client's or population's present status and that individual's or group's:

There exists a dynamic relationship between research and practice. Professional research should be used to inform practice theory and interventions; equally, practice should influence and guide the direction of future research.

A core tenet of evidence-based practice for occupational therapy is that interventions utilized should be those that are validated through the best available clinical evidence without consideration of an individual therapist's clinical expertise.

Occupational therapy has a professional obligation to maintain a systematic and shared body of knowledge. Which of the following does not serve toward the development of evidence for this requirement?

Classifications and Aims of Research

Philosophical Foundations of Research

Reading and Understanding Published and Presented Research

Critically Appraising and Classifying Published and Presented Research

Managing Barriers to Evidence-Based Practice: An International Imperative

Professional Responsibility and Roles in Research

The Role of Theory in Occupational Therapy

Steps in the Research Process and Characteristics of Sound Research

Conducting a Literature Review

Generating Research Questions and Defining Specific Aims and Hypotheses

Selecting the Research Method

Writing the Research Proposal

Ensuring Ethical Research

Securing Samples and Performance Sites

Design Considerations in Qualitative Research

Collecting Qualitative Data

Contemporary Tools for Managing and Analyzing Qualitative Data

Qualitative Approaches to Interpreting and Reporting Data

Quantitative Research Designs: Defining Variables and Their Relationships With One Another

Developing and Evaluating Quantitative Data Collection Instruments

Collecting Quantitative Data

Entering, Storing, and Managing Data

Deciding on an Approach to Data Analysis

Meta-Analysis

Single-Subject Research

Survey Research

Needs Assessment Research

Program Evaluation Research

Participatory Research Approaches

Writing a Literature Review

Disseminating Research: Presenting, Writing, and Publishing

Writing a Grant Proposal

Using Mixed-Methods Designs to Study Therapy and Its Outcomes

Creating Outcomes Research for Evidence-Based Practice

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