CE For Pharmacists & Technicians: Questioning Quasi-Experimental Research: An Overview of Quasi-Experimental Research Design

by Cassie Sedgwick, PharmD, Clara Nickel, 2024 PharmD Candidate, Anna Erickson, 2024 PharmD Candidate, Grayson Cooley, 2024 PharmD Candidate, John MacDonald, 2024 PharmD Candidate, Amanda Margolis, PharmD, MS, BCACP

Learning Objectives

• Describe when quasi-experimental research design is used compared to traditional experimental research.
• Differentiate among the major types of quasi-experimental research design.
• Identify the strengths and limitations of propensity score matching and interrupted time series.
• ​Identify critical appraisal checklists that can be used to evaluate a quasi-experimental study.

​Keywords: Pharmacists, Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic, Checklist, Propensity Score, Expert Testimony, Goals, Random Allocation, Surveys and Questionnaires, Curriculum, Observational Studies​

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