aggregated data: data are combined from multiple sources (study participants or measures) in a summary form, rather than being presented on individual cases or measures.

beneficence principle: a principle directed toward ensuring that research participants are treated in an ethical manner, protected from harm, and what is in their best interests is promoted; one of three key principles identified in the Belmont Report.

coercive incentives: influencing a person to make a specific decision or behave in a certain manner that the person would not have ordinarily made or done, especially of concern if the decision or behavior might be detrimental to the person.

conflict of interest: situation where a person in an official role (e.g., research investigator, practitioner, supervisor) might derive personal benefit from their professional decisions or actions.

control group: in an experiment, the group used as a comparison or benchmark for groups receiving an intervention or condition of study interest.

cost-effectiveness evaluation: research analyzing the costs of an intervention relative to the resulting benefits or observed outcomes.

efficacy study: intervention research conducted under ideal, controlled conditions with select study participants (in contrast to effectiveness studies).

effectiveness study: intervention research conducted under real-world conditions with relatively diverse study participants (in contrast to efficacy studies).

evaluation research: a form of applied research aimed at determining the worth of engaging in a specific intervention (practice, program, or policy).

evidence-based practices (EBPs): interventions that have a body of evidence supporting their use or application in professional practice.

evidence-based practice (EBP): a specific process for practice decision-making that incorporates practice evidence with other sources of information.

evidence-informed practice: practices and interventions developed on the basis of information from research evidence.

iatrogenic effect: harm or illness resulting from applying an intervention.

intervention: taking action to improve an undesirable condition or situation.

intervention research: research studies designed to answer generalizable questions concerning the effects, safety, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and/or implementation of an intentional change strategy or approach.

needs assessment: research effort directed toward identifying unmet needs of a group/population or gaps in a service delivery system.

outcome evaluation: a systematic research approach applied to determine the effects (on specific outcomes) of intervening.

practice evaluation: a systematic research approach applied by practitioners to determine the effects of intervening with a particular client or client system.

process evaluation: a systematic research approach applied to determine how an intervention was actually delivered.

program evaluation: a systematic research approach applied to determine the effects of specific programs for clients/consumers/participants or other stakeholder groups.

policy evaluation: a systematic research approach applied to determine the impact or effects of an intervention at the level of policy.

treatment-as-usual (TAU) condition: an experimental control condition where the comparison group is offered the usual type/level of intervention (as opposed to no intervention), to be compared with the intervention innovation of interest.

License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Applying Research in Practice Copyright © by Duy Nguyen is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Share This Book