Systematic Rev. & Meta-analyses of Psych. Interv.

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Psychology

English

6 ECTS

In the course Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Psychological Interventions, the students learn how to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled studies in psychological and educational sciences.

We focus especially on systematic reviews of psychological interventions for mental health problems. However, we also teach students how to conduct meta-analyses of observational and diagnostic studies.

Course Description & Study Characteristics

Course Description

First, students will learn how to formulate an adequate research question for a meta-analysis. Then, we will teach them how to conduct literature searches in major bibliographical databases (PsycINFO, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane database), the process of selecting studies, and data extraction. The different methods of calculating effect sizes will be explained, as well as random and fixed effects models in pooling available effect sizes. We will also explain how to conduct subgroup analyses, univariate and multivariate meta-regression analyses, and tests for publication bias. The different software packages will be illustrated. Each student will conduct a (small) meta-analysis as part of this course.

Study Characteristics

Discipline: Psychology
Type of education: Lectures as well as seminars
Academic skill: N/A
Graduate School: N/A
Start date: TBD
End date: TBD
Minimum number of students: N/A
Maximum number of students: N/A
Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria
Concluding assessment: Paper, written exam
Assessment type: assignment and presentation
With Certificate: N/A
Schedule info: N/A
Number of lessons: N/A
Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
Sign up period: N/A
Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)

Course Description & Study Characteristics
Course Description

First, students will learn how to formulate an adequate research question for a meta-analysis. Then, we will teach them how to conduct literature searches in major bibliographical databases (PsycINFO, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane database), the process of selecting studies, and data extraction. The different methods of calculating effect sizes will be explained, as well as random and fixed effects models in pooling available effect sizes. We will also explain how to conduct subgroup analyses, univariate and multivariate meta-regression analyses, and tests for publication bias. The different software packages will be illustrated. Each student will conduct a (small) meta-analysis as part of this course.

Study Characteristics
Discipline: Psychology

Type of education: Lectures as well as seminars

Academic skill: N/A

Graduate School: N/A

Start date: TBD

End date: TBD

Minimum number of students: N/A

Maximum number of students: N/A

Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria

Concluding assessment: Paper, written exam

Assessment type: assignment and presentation

With Certificate: N/A

Schedule info: N/A

Number of lessons: N/A

Total course duration in hrs.: N/A

Sign up period: N/A

Anticipated hrs of study: N/A

Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)

N. Boumparis MSc

n.boumparis@vu.nl

Systematic Rev. & Meta-analyses of Psych. Interv.

Prof. dr. W.J.M.J. Cuijpers

Prof. dr. W.J.M.J. Cuijpers

E. Karyotaki

E. Karyotaki

N. Boumparis MSc

N. Boumparis MSc

Course Description & Study Characteristics

Study Characteristics

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