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What is Critical Appraisal?
"Critical appraisal is the process of carefully and systematically examining a research report to judge its trustworthiness, make sense of the results and assess the relevance of the findings in a particular context."
Burls, Amanda. (2015) "What is Critical Appraisal?" What is...? series. Hayward Medical Communications. Retrieved from http://www.whatisseries.co.uk/what-is-critical-appraisal/
Critical Appraisal Resources by Evidence/Question Type
- Guidelines
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Worksheets
- Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) Instrument
- Dartmouth Practice Guideline Critical Appraisal Worksheet
Other Resources
- Critical Appraisal of Clinical Guidelines J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2010;37(5):470-473.
- Systematic Reviews
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Worksheets
- CASP Systematic Review Checklist
- Dartmouth Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis Critical Appraisal Worksheet
Other Resources
- Therapy
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Worksheets
Other Resources
- Prognosis
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Worksheets
- CASP Cohort Study Checklist
- CASP Case-Control Study Checklist
- Dartmouth Prognosis Critical Appraisal Worksheet
Other Resources
- Harm
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Worksheets
- CASP Randomized Controlled Trial Checklist
- CASP Cohort Study Checklist
- CASP Case-Control Study Checklist
- Dartmouth Harm/Etiology Critical Appraisal Worksheet
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- Diagnostic Tests
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- Qualitative
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Worksheets
More Critical Appraisal Resources
- Clinical Epidemiology by Robert H. Fletcher, Suzanne W. Fletcher, and Grant S. Fletcher
- Studying a Study and Testing a Test by Richard K. Riegelman
- Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice by Gordan Guyatt, Drummond Rennie, Maureen Meade, and Deborah Cook