Introduction to critical appraisal and how to read published papers Flashcards
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critical appraisal checklist
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Question: Is there a hypothesis? Is the question relevant?
Design: Is it cross-sectional, cohort, case-control, ecological, RCT? Hierarchy of studies. Is it appropriate?
Population: Sample size. Are results generalisable to other populations
Methods: Exposure measurements, interview, measure, questionnaire etc.
Analysis: Appropriate statistical tests. Chance? Confounding?
Confounders: Presence of any confounders and attempts to exclude or adjust
Bias: Measurement/Selection?
Ethics: Is the study ethical?
Interpretation: Do the authors interpret correctly? Do they make a causal inference? Bradford-Hill?
