Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Systematic Review – Migraine

Author: Adrian Boyle / Editor: Tajek B Hassan / Reviewer: Michael Stewart / Codes: NeuP2, SLO1, SLO10 / Published: 24/10/2018

After completing this session you will be able to:

Define the levels of evidence
Recognise what makes a good search
Outline the reasons for performing a meta-analysis
Distinguish between a systematic review and a narrative review
Describe heterogeneity and the measures used to assess it
Describe publication bias and the measures used to assess it

References

Greenhalgh T. How to Read a Paper. 3rd edn. BMJ Publishing Group, 2001.
Goodacre S. Critical appraisal for emergency medicine: 6 systematic reviews. EMJ 2009;26(2):114-117.
The Centre For Evidence Based Medicine. View website
Klasser T, Jadad A, Moher D. Guides for reading and interpreting systematic reviews. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 1998;158:700-704.

Module Content

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How to Review a Paper

Methodology Design – What Type of Study Did They Do?

Methodology Design – Question 1

Methodology Design – Question 2

Levels of Evidence Grade 5 Topics

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Levels of Evidence and Evidence Grade

Evidence Grades

GRADE System Recommendations

Why Was the Review Done? 2 Topics

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Was the Search Done Diligently? 2 Topics

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Is Their Search Reproducible?

What Were Their Inclusion Criteria? 2 Topics

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Did the Authors Assess Study Quality?

Is there Publication Bias?

What Do The Results Mean? 3 Topics

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What Do The Results Mean?

Is There Heterogeneity? 2 Topics

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Is There Heterogeneity?

Is It Possible That Competing Interests May Have Influenced The Study?

Is This Study Internally And Externally Valid? 2 Topics

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Is This Study Internally And Externally Valid?

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DrPriyank says:

July 15, 2018 at 7:33 pm

very good module to learn how to analyse the complex meta analysis studies and systemic review.

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