NURS 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Systematic Review, The Bmj
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Note: this guide is intended to highlight the most important features of critical appraisal. It is not all-inclusive, and does not represent any specific currently-available critical appraisal tool (cat). Identify the picots and the main clinical question for this study. Was there mention of allocation concealment? (researchers blinded too?) Which results and conclusions are viewed as statistically significant? (p-value; confidence intervals) Preparation guidance for this guide was obtained from the following sources: Committee to advise the public health service on clinical practice guidelines iom. Clinical practice guidelines: directions for a new program. Guyatt, g, oxman, a. , kunz, r. , falck-ytter, y, alonso-coello, p, schinemann, h. (2008). Grade: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. Vlayen, j. , aertgeerts, b, hannes, k, sermeus, w & ramaekers, d. (2005). A systematic review of appraisal tools for clinical practice guidelines: multiple similarities and one common deficit. International journal for quality in health care; 17(3); p 235-242.
