Help with REDCap Test /Exam.

[Oyiwaa Noela]

My institution requires users pass a test on REDCap before being granted full access. I have been trying to take the test, and have consistently failed to attain the passing grade (even though curiously, I have used REDCap and other systems to design studies and study instruments).  

The test administration system has blinded me to the correct answers, so it is not clear which of the tests I am getting wrong - it is manually graded.

Before approaching my institution about the test and its answers, I am pasting my last iteration of the test I took.  I indicated the answers I selected with asterisks. 

I would be very grateful if you could let me know if some of the answers are actually wrong - and hopefully point me in the correct direction.  I have watched the REDCap videos, read manuals, hence I am not sure what I might be doing wrong.

Thanks - Oy 

(9 Question Test / Exam)

QUESTION 1: In REDCap, a data entry field can be:

a. A text box

b. A multiple choice radio button

c. Checkboxes

d. A file

*** e. All of the above

f. Only 1 and 2

QUESTION 2: REDCap uses audit trails to track every modification made to your data or the database itself.

a. Yes ***

b. No

QUESTION 3: Approval for the use of protected health information can be obtained by:

a. Expedited or Full IRB review with patient authorization

*** b. IRB review with waiver of authorization granted

c. Permission of the primary care physician

d. Both A and B

QUESTION 4: What alternative data entry fields does REDCap offer to the “text box” and “notes” fields?

a. Radio Buttons

b. Dropdown Boxes

*** c. File Fields (my comment: Because it is ideal for capturing text)

d. All of the above.

e. Both A and C

QUESTION 5: REDCap auto saves all changes made to the record when entering data.

a. Yes

*** b. No

QUESTION 6: Any changes made to a database in Production mode must first be approved by the REDCap Administrator before the changes are implemented.

*** a. Yes

b. No

QUESTION 7: The use and protection of assigned passwords provide for:

a. Access control

b. Audit Controls

c. Person authentication

*** d. All of the above

QUESTION 8: Nearly anything you can calculate using MS Excel can be computed using a “calculated field” in REDCap.

*** a. Yes  (my comment: the word nearly assumes that there are exceptions) 

b. No

QUESTION 9: REDCap data can be exported into which of the following data viewing or analysis packages?

a. Excel*

b. SPSS*

c. SAS*

d. None of the above

e. All of the above  

[REDCAP can export to EXCEL, SPSS and SAS. Is E a good choice)

[rita_...@brown.edu]

These are the items I would have answered differently:

#3: a - A patient/study participant would need to authorize use of his/her PHI. This cannot be waived by an IRB.
#4 d -The question is about other data entry fields in general, not just those that would be ideal for text.
#6 b -Only changes that could potentially lead to a loss of data, such as changing the name of a variable,for example, must be approved by an administrator. If you did something like add field note, this could be implemented immediately.

I hope this is helpful.
Rita

[Dilum Aluthge]

I think that for number 3, the answer is "both A and B". It seems that in limited circumstances an IRB can waive the authorization requirement. See the section "Waiver or Alteration of the Authorization Requirement" here: https://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov/pr_08.asp

Hope this helps,

Dilum

Dilum Aluthge

Email: di...@aluthge.net

Web: https://www.aluthge.net/

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