Methodological quality (risk of bias) assessment is an important step before study initiation usage. Therefore, accurately judging study type is the first priority, and the choosing proper tool is also important. In this review, we introduced methodologi
Keywords: Methodological quality, Risk of bias, Quality assessment, Critical appraisal, Methodology checklist, Appraisal tool, Observational study, Qualitative study, Interventional study, Outcome measurement instrument Background In the twentieth century, pioneering works by distin- guished professors Cochrane...
Tools have been developed for assessing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies. However, critical appraisal of theory-based and literature review studies is not similarly supported. This study develops and validates a tool designed for appraisal of theory-based and literature review studies...
Systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) are commonly conducted to evaluate and summarize medical literature. This is especially useful in assessing in vitro studies for consistency. Our study aims to systematically review all available quality a
This is a descriptive and qualitative study. The research sample was 53 computer professional working in the area of computer programming and design. In the first part of the study a questionnaire was send to the participants and in the second part of the study based on their response to the...
Conclusions There is a considerably low prevalence of QA in the SLRs of HSUVs. Also, there is a wide variation in the QA dimensions and items included in both SLRs and extracted tools. This underscores the need for a scientifically developed QA tool for multi-variable primary studies of HSU...
This article is dedicated to the analysis of the main parameters of choice as a self-determination activity and to the elaboration of a special tool for their assessment. Our aim was to allocate process-related subjective indicators of the quality of concrete choices. We developed and validated ...
Semiquantitative Assessment of Skeletal Response to Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Gaucher's Disease Using the Bone Marrow Burden Score The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of a recently described assessment tool to quantify bone marrow response to enzyme replacement therapy in... PL ...
In: Webb C, Roe B (eds) Reviewing research evidence for nursing practice: in systematic reviews. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, pp 149–156 Chapter Google Scholar Williams V, Boylan A, Nunan D (2019) Critical appraisal of qualitative research: necessity, partialities and the issue of ...
Using Writing Assignments to Improve Self-Assessment and Communication Skills in an Engineering Statics Course This study explores the use of writing as a tool for metacognition in the engineering classroom. We used the "explain-a-problem" type of assignment in the ... JH Hanson,JM Williams - ...