Quantitative Clinical Research Designs
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish
Head instructor
Dr. Jose María MARTÍNEZ - jmmartinez@uic.es
Other instructors
Dra. Cristina MARTÍNEZ - cmartinezm@uic.es
Office hours
Responsible: Jose M Martínez-Sánchez, PhD, MPH, BSc (jmmartinez@uic.es)
Professor: Cristina Martínez, PhD, RN (cmartinezm@uic.es)
The aim of this course is to guide and to qualify to the students with the epidemiological methods and quantitative tools necessary to critically evaluate research articles in Nursing and Health Sciences published in scientific journals. Moreover, the course provides to the studentes tools to that they can develop and carry out research projects.
The methodology used in this course will consist of theoretical lecturer (30%) and case methods and practices (70%).
There are no prerequisites to take the course.
Lecture 1: Introduction to Research
Introduction to Research
Health Sciences Research
Data quality (internal validity and external validity)
Protocol of a research study
Lecture 2: Research project and management
Research Project
Project management competitive
Finding information
Lecture 3: Calculation of sample size
Representative sample
Sampling rates
Random Sampling
Random and systematic error
Lecture 4: Epidemiologic Measures
Measurements of frequency
Types of measures
Types of Fees
Prevalence and incidence
Measures of Association:
Lecture 5: Types of epidemiological studies
Introduction to epidemiology
Types of studies:
Experimental studies:
Clinical trials and quasi-experimental
Observational studies
Cross-sectional study
Cohorts/longitudinal study
Case-Control study
Ecological study
The methodology used in this course will consist of theoretical lecturer (30%) and case methods and practices (70%).
It will be carried a mixed evaluation which will have three components:
1. Continuous evaluation of students (20%) base on the following criteria:
2. Evaluation of different works of the subject (40%):
3. Evaluation by means of a written test (40%)
To pass the course the student must obtain a minimum score of 4 in each of the four components of the evaluation of the subject.
Bibliography
Argimon Pallás JM, Jiménez Villa J. Métodos de investigación clínica y epidemiológica. 3 ed. Elsevier España S.A.: Madrid; 2004.
Gordis L. Epidemiología. 3a edición. Ediciones Hancourt S.A., 2005.
Szklo M, Nieto J. Epidemiología intermedia: Conceptos y Aplicaciones. Díaz de Santos; 2003.
Bibliography complementaria
Peña D. Fundamentos en Estadística. 1 ed. Alianza Editorial, S.A.: Madrid; 2001.
Rotman K. Epidemiología moderna. 1 ed. Ediciones Díaz de Santos, S.A.: Madrid; 1986.
Piédrola Gil, et al. Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública. 10ª Edición. Barcelona: Masson S.A.; 2001.