6. Critical Appraisal Of Research Evidence

Question 1

What is critical appraisal?

Answer 1

Critical appraisal is the process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its trustworthiness, and its value and relevance in a particular context’1.

Question 2

What is the PICO framework?

Answer 2

– Patient/Population
– Intervention/exposure
– Comparison
– Outcome

Question 3

What needs to be considered when developing a question?

Answer 3

PICO