EDAPT COMMUNICATING RESEARCH FINDINGS – EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE
Research has limited value unless it can be utilized in clinical practice. Communicating research findings is an
important part of the process. This gets information to other researchers, organizations, regulatory agencies,
and clinicians so that they can make informed decisions on healthcare delivery.
Communicating research has changed significantly with the recent expansion of the internet and the inclusion
of global communities. There are many different mediums used to communicate research.
Which are the reasons for communicating research findings? Select all that apply.
Policy changes can be updated based on new evidence.
Validate research findings by repeating the research study.
Clinical practice can be improved.
Reasons for communicating research findings include clinical practice improvement, making updates to
policies, and validating research by repeating it.
Authors usually do not get paid by pharmaceutical companies for communicating research findings.
New articles are published based on research, but this is not the reason to communicate the findings.
Which best describes an abstract?
Summary of purpose, research, and major results
An abstract is best described as a summary of the purpose, research, and major results.
Detailed statements of the problem, a description of the statistical tests, and a list of references are found in
the article.
Which of the following are reasons a research article may be retracted by a publication? Select all that apply.
Faulty data
Unreported conflict of interest
False credentials of the researchers
Incorrect research tools used
Reasons why a research article may be retracted include faulty data, incorrect research tools, false credentials,
and unreported conflicts of interest.
An article would not be retracted because of complex statistical methods.
The main purpose of research is to contribute to the body of knowledge. For that contribution to be complete
and seamless, it must include previous knowledge and research completed on the selected topic. A large part
of communicating research includes summarizing previous work and how this integrates with the research