Pocket Guide to Critical Appraisal

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ISBN: 9780727910998 | 072791099X
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/10/1996

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Everything you need to know to assess medical research is contained in this practical, accessible handbook. It provides a basic introduction to the principles and processes involved in critical appraisal, helping the researcher to make sense of the overwhelming mass of medical literature available

Introducing critical appraisal
Clarify your reasons for reading
Specify your information need
Identify the relevant reports
Critically appraise the papers
Questions of reading a paper
Is it of interest?
Why was it done?
How was it done?
What has it found?
What are the implications?
What else is of interest?
Identifying the research method
Surveys
Cohort studies
Clinical trials
Case-control studies
Interpreting the results
Statistical significance
The play of chance
Probability
The logic of statistical tests
Confidence intervals
Pitfalls in the analysis
Outliers
Skew
Non-independence
Serendipity masquerading as hypothesis
Black-box analyses
Bias
Confounding
Introduction to the checklists
Evaluating the flaws
Best case/worst case/likely case
The standard appraisal questions
Are Aims clearly stated?
Was the sample size justified?
Are the measurements likely to be valid and reliable?
Are the statistical methods described?
Did untoward events occur during the study?
Were the basic data adequately described?
Do the numbers add up?
Was the statistical significance assessed?
What do the main findings mean?
How are null findings interpreted?
Are important effects overlooked?
How do the results compare with previous reports?
What implications does the study have for your practice?
Appraising surveys
Essential appraisal
The specific questions
Rationale for the essential questions
Rationale for the specific questions
The complete list for the appraisal of surveys
Appraising cohort studies
Essential appraisal
The specific questions
Rationale for the essential questions
Rationale for the specific questions
The complete list for the appraisal of cohort studies
Appraising clinical trials
The Essential appraisal
The specific questions
Rationale for the essential questions
Rationale for the specific questions
The complete list for the appraisal of clinical trials
Appraising case-control studies
The Essential appraisal
The specific questions
Rationale for the essential questions
Rationale for the specific questions
The complete list for the appraisal of case-control studies
Appraising review papers
The Essential appraisal
The specific questions
Rationale for the essential questions
Rationale for the specific questions
The complete list for the appraisal of review papers
Index
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