LibGuides: Research Methods: Evidence Based Practice/Appraisal Resources

Guide

Evidence Based Practice Tutorials:

Presentation and videos demonstrating EBP searching in Cochrane, CINAHL, Dynamed, PubMed and PsycINFO. Also a presentation on PICO.

Critical Appraisal Tools

Appraisal worksheets to evaluate research studies for validity. From the Center for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM)

Introduction to Evidence-based Medicine

This tutorial provides individuals with a basic introduction to the principles of Evidence-based Medicine. It was created by the Duke University Medical Center Library and the Health Sciences Library, UNC Chapel Hill.

CEBM - Center for Evidence-Based Medicine (Oxford)

This website contains details of learning resources available from the Centre and collaborative departments. CEBM aims to develop, teach and promote evidence-based health care through conferences, workshops and EBM tools so that all health care professionals can maintain the highest standards of medicine.

Metrics Toolkit

A resource for researchers and evaluators that provides guidance for demonstrating and evaluating claims of research impact.

Quantitative and Qualitative research guides and tutorials:

Quantitative Research Design

A summary of quantitative research design from Sportscience.org. Describes types of design, sampling, and selecting variables

Qualitative Research Review Guidelines -RATS

Provides guidelines to assess a Qualitative Research

Study Design

This short article gives a brief guide to the different study types and a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages.

PRISMA:

PRISMA Flow Diagram

The flow diagram depicts the flow of information through the different phases of a systematic review. It maps out the number of records identified, included and excluded, and the reasons for exclusions.

PRISMA Checklist

The 27 checklist items pertain to the content of a systematic review and meta-analysis, which include the title, abstract, methods, results, discussion and funding.