Evidence-Based Practice: Appraisal

Therapy

• Therapy Critical Appraisal Worksheet (PDF)
• Therapy Critical Appraisal Worksheet- FRISBE version (PDF)
• Therapy CAT Template (MS Word)
• How to use an article about therapy or prevention. A. Are the results of the study valid?  JAMA. 1993 Dec 1;270(21):2598-2601. PubMed PMID: 8230645.
• How to use an article about therapy or prevention. B. What were the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? JAMA. 1994 Jan 5;271(1):59-63. PubMed PMID: 8258890.
• Therapy math: estimating treatment effect

Diagnosis

• Diagnosis - Critical Appraisal Worksheet (PDF)
• Diagnostic Test CAT Template (MS Word)
• How to use an article about a diagnostic test. A. Are the results of the study valid? JAMA 1994;271(5):389-391. PubMed PMID: 8283589.
• How to use an article about a diagnostic test. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patient. JAMA 1994;271(9):703-707.PubMed PMID: 8309035.
• Diagnosis Math: Likelihood Ratios
• Fagan's Nomogram (pre-test probability - LR - post-test probability)

Prognosis

• Prognosis - Critical Appraisal Worksheet (PDF)
• Prognosis CAT Template (MS Word) 
• How to use an article about prognosis. JAMA. 1994 Jul 20;272(3):234-7. PubMed PMID: 8022043.

Harm

• Harm - Critical Appraisal Worksheet (PDF)
• Harm CAT Template (MS Word)
• How to Use an Article About Harm. JAMA. 1994 May 25;271(20):1615-1619. PubMed PMID: 8182815.
• Harm Math: estimating risk

Systematic Reviews

• Systematic Review - Critical Appraisal Worksheet (PDF)
• Systematic Review CAT Template (MS Word)
• How to Use an Overview. JAMA. 1994 Nov 2;272(17):1367-1371.PubMed PMID: 7933399.
• Table comparing several types of systematic reviews

Practice Guidelines

• Practice Guideline - Critical Appraisal Worksheets (PDF)
• Clinical Guideline CAT Template(MS Word) 
• How to use clinical practice guidelines. A. Are the recommendations valid? The Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group. JAMA. 1995 Aug 16;274(7):570-4. PubMed PMID: 7629987.
• How to use clinical practice guidelines. B. what are the recommendations and will they help you in caring for your patients? JAMA. 1995 Nov 22-29;274(20):1630-2.PubMed PMID: 7474251.
• IOM's Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust

Differential Diagnosis

• Differential Diagnosis - Critical Appraisal Worksheet (PDF)
• How to Use an Article About Disease Probability for Differential Diagnosis. JAMA 1999 Apr 7;281(13):1214-1219. PubMed PMID: 10199432.

Economic Analysis

• Economic Analysis - Critical Appraisal Worksheet (PDF)
• Economic Analysis CAT Template (MS Word)
• How to Use an Article on Economic Analysis of Clinical Practice.  A. Are the results of the study valid? JAMA 1997 May 21; 277(19):1552-1557.PubMed PMID: 9153371.
• How to use an article on economic analysis of clinical practice. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? JAMA 1997 Jun 11; 277(22):1802-1806.(Published erratum in 1997 Oct 1; 278(13):1064).PubMed PMID: 9178794. 

Qualitative Studies

• Qualitative Study -- Critical Appraisal Worksheet (PDF)
• JAMAEvidence: Users' Guide chapter on Qualitative Research
• Qualitative Research in Health Care A. Are the Results of the Study Valid? JAMA. 2000 Jul 19;284(3):357-362. PubMed PMID: 10891968.
• Qualitative Research in Health Care B. What Are the Results and How Do They Help Me Care for My Patients? JAMA. 2000 Jul 26;284(4):478-482. PubMed PMID: 10904512.

Quality Improvement

• How to Use an Article About Quality Improvement. JAMA 2010;304 2279-2287. PubMed PMID: 21098772.

Greenhalgh T.
"Is my practice evidence-based?".
BMJ. 1996 Oct 19;313(7063):957-8.
PubMed PMID: 8892405; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2352325.

Greenhalgh T.
How to read a paper. The Medline database.
BMJ. 1997 Jul 19;315(7101):180-3. Review.
PubMed PMID: 9251552; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2127107.

Greenhalgh T.
How to read a paper. Getting your bearings (deciding what the paper is about).
BMJ. 1997 Jul 26;315(7102):243-6.
PubMed PMID: 9253275; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2127173.

Greenhalgh T.
Assessing the methodological quality of published papers.
BMJ. 1997 Aug 2;315(7103):305-8. Review.
PubMed PMID: 9274555;  PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2127212.

Greenhalgh T.
How to read a paper. Statistics for the non-statistician. I: Different types of data need different statistical tests.
BMJ. 1997 Aug 9;315(7104):364-6. Review. Erratum in: BMJ 1997 Sep 13;315(7109):675.
PubMed PMID: 9270463; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2127256.

Greenhalgh T.
How to read a paper. Statistics for the non-statistician. II: "Significant" relations and their pitfalls.
BMJ. 1997 Aug 16;315(7105):422-5. Review.
PubMed PMID: 9277611; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2127270.

Greenhalgh T.
How to read a paper. Papers that report drug trials.
BMJ. 1997 Aug 23;315(7106):480-3. Review.
PubMed PMID: 9284672; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2127321.

Greenhalgh T.
How to read a paper. Papers that report diagnostic or screening tests.
BMJ. 1997 Aug 30;315(7107):540-3. Review. Erratum in: BMJ 1998 Jan 17;316(7126):225. BMJ 1997 Oct 11;315(7113):942. PubMed PMID: 9329312; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2127365.

Greenhalgh T.
How to read a paper. Papers that tell you what things cost (economic analyses).
BMJ. 1997 Sep 6;315(7108):596-9. Review.
PubMed PMID: 9302961; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2127419.

Greenhalgh T.
Papers that summarise other papers (systematic reviews and meta-analyses).
BMJ. 1997 Sep 13;315(7109):672-5. Review.
PubMed PMID: 9310574; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2127461.

Greenhalgh T, Taylor R.
Papers that go beyond numbers (qualitative research).
BMJ. 1997 Sep 20;315(7110):740-3. Review.
PubMed PMID: 9314762; PubMed CentralPMCID: PMC2127518.