Critical Appraisal Flashcards
what is critical appraisal
assessing and interpreting evidence through systematic consideration of its validity, relevance and results
what is used to help with critical appraisal
critical appraisal skills programme
CASP
what issues do we consider with CASP
are results of trial valid
what are the results
are the results relevant to clinical practice
what is PICO
population
intervention
comparison
outcome
what does PICO help us to do
find relevant papers
are the PICO relevant to my question
what is the gold standard study design
RCT
what study provides the strongest evidence on effectiveness of treatmenta
RCT
what makes a result of a study valid
was it randomised
were all patients at its conclusion
was it a blind trial
were groups similar at start of trial
were the groups treated equally
what is absolute risk difference
difference in risk between groups
what are confidence interviews
range of values the ARD will take place in population
what is number needed to treat
number of patients you would need to treat to prevent one patient from developing the disease/condition/outcome
