A meta-analyst seeks to estimate the effect of supportive interventions for fami
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Question
A meta-analyst seeks to estimate the effect of supportive interventions for family members with a client in palliative care. The primary studies compare people in an intervention group with those in a control group in terms of their level of depression. Which effect size index should be used?
Cohen’s d (standardized mean difference)
Eta squared
Pearson’s r
The relative risk (RR) index or the odds ratio (OR)
A.Cohen’s d (standardized mean difference)
B.Eta squared
C.Pearson’s r
D.The relative risk (RR) index or the odds ratio (OR)
Explanation / Answer
A) Cohen s d
This is the most common and apt effect size index for measuring the effect of something on someone where the effect of clients condition on the family members where two groups are taken one is the control and the other the test.