Critical Appraisal
Critical appraisal is the systematic evaluation of information (e.g. a journal article) to assess its validity and usefulness.
Training
Introduction to Critical Appraisal: How to read a paper
Covers the evidence hierarchy; study types; peer review; and basic statistics.
Useful for: anyone who makes decisions based on research papers. If you’re doing research, auditing or just interested in learning how to read and understand journal articles better, contact the library today to arrange some training!
Email: ecn-tr.stafflibrary@nhs.net
Tel: 01625 661362
Critically Appraising the Evidence Base
This eLearning for Healthcare online training has been designed to enable the healthcare workforce (clinical and non-clinical) to build confidence in the critical appraisal process when applying and evaluating research.
Books
The Library has a number of print books and e-books on critical appraisal.
Journal Club Handbook
Developed by Holly Cook, Clinical Librarian, for use in journal clubs within the trust. For more help or information contact Holly: holly.cook3@nhs.net.
Websites
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine: Critical Appraisal tools and Levels of Evidence (CEBM)
- Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP): Tools and checklists (CASP)
- Video series: Critical Appraisal of an RCT using CASP checklist (Barts Health Library)
- E-Learning: Critically appraising for anitracism: recognising racial bias in research (Cardiff University)
- E-Learning: Cochrane Evidence Essentials (Cochrane Training)
- Advanced evaluation (The Open University)
- BestBETs: Database of critical appraisals undertaken by other people (Manchester Royal Infirmiray)
- CONSORT: Guidance for the critical appraisal of reporting trials (SPIRIT-CONSORT)
- Learning Resources Database: Resources for teaching evidence-based healthcare, including appraising evidence (International Society for Evidence-Based Health Care)
- Testing Treatments: Interactive e-book with key concepts for critical thinking about treatment claims
- Critical Appraisal: A Checklist (Students 4 Best Evidence)
- Understanding Health Research: A toolkit guiding you through a series of questions to help you to review and interpret a published health research paper (MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit)
- How To Spot Fake News: Infographic available in different languages
- Making Sense of Statistics: Guide on understanding statistics (Sense about Science)