Critical Appraisal Flashcards
1
Q
What is CA?
A
= process of systematically examining research evidence to assess its validity results and relevance before using it to inform a decision
-essential part of EBM allowing us to make sense of research evidence
2
Q
Ideal study for therapeutic methods?
A
RCT
3
Q
Ideal study for diagnosis method?
A
Cross sectional
4
Q
Ideal study for screening?
A
cross sectional
5
Q
Ideal study for prognosis?
A
longitudinal cohort study
6
Q
Ideal study for causation?
A
cohort or case control