Ctrtical Appraisal Flashcards
1
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5 elements of Critical Appraisal
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Research question Design of a study Study's validity Study's result Generalizability or Applicability
2
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Research question
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PICO Patient/Population Intervention/Exposure Comparison Outcome
Secondary questions/outcome
3
Q
Study design
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RCT Gold design Controlled trial - not randomized Prospective cohort study Retrospective cohort study Case control study Cross sectional study
4
Q
Validity
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Results are true for the sample studied
Search for bias
5
Q
Results
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Descriptive statistics Comparison/inferential statistics Text, tables and graphs Point estimates Standard deviation, confidence interval
6
Q
Generalizability/applicability
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Applicability to my patient
If not, which patient could be applied to in the future
Does outcome really matters
Can I use these results
7
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Average half life of scientific fact
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7 years
