Question

Which Critical Appraisal Tools (CAT) do you find the most helpful and why?

Answer 1

Ans) Critical appraisal aims to identify potential threats to the validity of the research findings from the literature and provide consumers of research evidence the opportunity to make informed decisions about the quality of research evidence.

- Critical appraisal is a systematic process used to identify the strengths and weaknesses of a research article in order to assess the usefulness and validity of research findings.

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Randomized Controlled Trials

Risk Of Bias Tool:

There are 3 variations of the tool based on trial design. Choose the appropriate version.

1. Individually randomized, parallel group trials (traditional RCT)

2. Cluster randomized, parallel group trials (like traditional but randomized by groups)

3. Individual randomized, cross-over trials (randomization occurs to determine the order the patient receives both treatments).