Critical appraisal is a systematic process of assessing a research article to determine its usefulness and the validity of its findings.
Ten questions to ask when critically appraising a research article.
- Is the study question relevant?
- Does the study add anything new?
- What type of research question is being asked?
- Was the study design appropriate for the research question?
- Did the study methods address the most important potential sources of bias?
- Was the study performed according to the original protocol?
- Does the study test a stated hypothesis?
- Were the statistical analyses performed correctly?
- Do the data justify the conclusions?
- Are there any conflicts of interest?
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