Evidence Based Practice Tutorials
Books on Critical Appraisal
How to Read a Paper by ISBN: 111948474XPublication Date: 2019Only 1 patron at a time can access this e-book
Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, Fourth Edition by ISBN: 9781948057899Publication Date: 2021-07-15Unlimited access to e-book
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: a Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3E by ISBN: 9780071790710Publication Date: 2015Unlimited access to e-book
Critical Appraisal Tools
- AGREEFor appraising practice guidelines
- AMSTAR 2A tool that evaluates systematic reviews.
- CASP ChecklistsA set of eight critical appraisal tools are designed to be used when reading research, these include tools for Systematic Reviews, Randomized Controlled Trials, Cohort Studies, Case Control Studies, Economic Evaluations, Diagnostic Studies, Qualitative studies and Clinical Prediction Rule.
- CEBM Critical Appraisal WorksheetsFrom Oxford's Centre for Evidence Based Medicine.
- JBI Critical Appraisal ChecklistsCritical Appraisal Tools from the Joanna Briggs Institute. This includes checklists for 12 different study methodologies.
- Johns Hopkins Critical Appraisal ToolsAppraisal sheets are available at the bottom of the page.
- Knowledge Translation Methods and Tools for Public Health Registry SearchWhile geared towards public health, this database contains a wealth of methods and tools of standardized procedures or products that help you access or use information for decision making. Examples include regular and systematic approaches, sets of organized steps or rules, or instruments, guidelines and manuals
- Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT)A tool that evaluates studies using mixed methods
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Search filtersSearch hedges created by SIGN to find articles by study design in MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL databases.
Critical Appraisal Videos
- Evidence Based Practice Video SeriesHas several videos on critical appraisal. Created by librarians at Duke University and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
- NExT: Acute & Ambulatory Nursing ModulesIncludes a module on critical appraisal. Earn 7 free CEUs by taking all of the modules.
- NExT Public Health Nursing ModulesIncludes a module on critical appraisal. Earn 7 free CEUs by taking all of the modules.