Amy Causey Systematic Review Model
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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Page 58 Systematic review: 2 multiple choice questionnaire Page 59 Read Amy Causey’s practice profile on total hip replacement Page 60 Guidelines on how to write a practice profile
Learning how to undertake a systematic review: part 2
NS557 Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a systematic review: part 2. Nursing Standard. 24, 51, 47-56. Date of acceptance: February 8 2010.
Summary
This article, the second in a two-part series, continues to describe the stages involved in conducting a systematic review. The article discusses how to select and appraise studies for inclusion in the review, and how to extract, synthesise and present the findings. A summary of the key points …show more content…
Time out 5
Select the quantitative or qualitative critical appraisal form available on the McMaster university site: http://bit.ly/bc7hlm. Using the guidelines to help you, try to critique the article you chose in time out 4. Phase 2: appraising the quality of articles The term ‘assessing study quality’ is often used interchangeably with ‘assessing the internal validity’ – that is, the extent to which a study is free from methodological biases’ (Petticrew and Roberts 2006) or ‘the degree to which the results of a study are likely to approximate the “truth”’ (The Cochrane Collaboration 2009). Jadad (1998) suggested that the following points should be considered when assessing the quality of randomised controlled trials: 4Relevance of the research question. 4Internal validity of the trial – the degree to which the trial design, conduct, analysis and presentation minimise bias. 4External validity – the extent to which findings are generalisable. 4Appropriateness of the data analysis and presentation. 4Ethical implications. In the context of systematic reviews, quality refers to the methodological quality – the internal and external validity of quantitative studies.The criteria for qualitative studies are different. These studies are often judged on the basis of BOX
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Page 58 Systematic review: 2 multiple choice questionnaire Page 59 Read Amy Causey’s practice profile on total hip replacement Page 60 Guidelines on how to write a practice profile
Learning how to undertake a systematic review: part 2
NS557 Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a systematic review: part 2. Nursing Standard. 24, 51, 47-56. Date of acceptance: February 8 2010.
Summary
This article, the second in a two-part series, continues to describe the stages involved in conducting a systematic review. The article discusses how to select and appraise studies for inclusion in the review, and how to extract, synthesise and present the findings. A summary of the key points …show more content…
Time out 5
Select the quantitative or qualitative critical appraisal form available on the McMaster university site: http://bit.ly/bc7hlm. Using the guidelines to help you, try to critique the article you chose in time out 4. Phase 2: appraising the quality of articles The term ‘assessing study quality’ is often used interchangeably with ‘assessing the internal validity’ – that is, the extent to which a study is free from methodological biases’ (Petticrew and Roberts 2006) or ‘the degree to which the results of a study are likely to approximate the “truth”’ (The Cochrane Collaboration 2009). Jadad (1998) suggested that the following points should be considered when assessing the quality of randomised controlled trials: 4Relevance of the research question. 4Internal validity of the trial – the degree to which the trial design, conduct, analysis and presentation minimise bias. 4External validity – the extent to which findings are generalisable. 4Appropriateness of the data analysis and presentation. 4Ethical implications. In the context of systematic reviews, quality refers to the methodological quality – the internal and external validity of quantitative studies.The criteria for qualitative studies are different. These studies are often judged on the basis of BOX