Critical appraisal of a clinical research paper: What one needs to know
In the present era of evidence-based medicine (EBM), integrating best research evidence into the clinical practice necessitates developing skills to critically evaluate and analyze the scientific literature. Critical appraisal is the process of systematically examining research evidence to assess it...
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| description | In the present era of evidence-based medicine (EBM), integrating best research evidence into the clinical practice necessitates developing skills to critically evaluate and analyze the scientific literature. Critical appraisal is the process of systematically examining research evidence to assess its validity, results, and relevance to inform clinical decision-making. All components of a clinical research article need to be appraised as per the study design and conduct. As research bias can be introduced at every step in the flow of a study leading to erroneous conclusions, it is essential that suitable measures are adopted to mitigate bias. Several tools have been developed for the critical appraisal of scientific literature, including grading of evidence to help clinicians in the pursuit of EBM in a systematic manner. In this review, we discuss the broad framework for the critical appraisal of a clinical research paper, along with some of the relevant guidelines and recommendations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-856fab6752c94a5e9d511266903e3f0f2022-12-21T23:41:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsCancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment2590-32332590-32252020-01-013354555110.4103/CRST.CRST_211_20Critical appraisal of a clinical research paper: What one needs to knowJifmi Jose ManjaliTejpal GuptaIn the present era of evidence-based medicine (EBM), integrating best research evidence into the clinical practice necessitates developing skills to critically evaluate and analyze the scientific literature. Critical appraisal is the process of systematically examining research evidence to assess its validity, results, and relevance to inform clinical decision-making. All components of a clinical research article need to be appraised as per the study design and conduct. As research bias can be introduced at every step in the flow of a study leading to erroneous conclusions, it is essential that suitable measures are adopted to mitigate bias. Several tools have been developed for the critical appraisal of scientific literature, including grading of evidence to help clinicians in the pursuit of EBM in a systematic manner. In this review, we discuss the broad framework for the critical appraisal of a clinical research paper, along with some of the relevant guidelines and recommendations.http://www.crstonline.com/article.asp?issn=2590-3233;year=2020;volume=3;issue=3;spage=545;epage=551;aulast=Manjaliappraisalbiasclinical studyevidence-based medicineguidelinestools |
| spellingShingle | Jifmi Jose Manjali Tejpal Gupta Critical appraisal of a clinical research paper: What one needs to know Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment appraisal bias clinical study evidence-based medicine guidelines tools |
| title | Critical appraisal of a clinical research paper: What one needs to know |
| title_full | Critical appraisal of a clinical research paper: What one needs to know |
| title_fullStr | Critical appraisal of a clinical research paper: What one needs to know |
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| title_short | Critical appraisal of a clinical research paper: What one needs to know |
| title_sort | critical appraisal of a clinical research paper what one needs to know |
| topic | appraisal bias clinical study evidence-based medicine guidelines tools |
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