Health, Exercise, and Rehabilitative Sciences (HERS)
Critical appraisal worksheets and calculators
- PEDro ScaleThe PEDro scale was developed to help PEDro users to rapidly identify trials that are likely to be internally valid and have sufficient statistical information to guide clinical decision-making.
- Critical Appraisal Skills Programme CASPFind trainings and checklists for critical appraisals of systematic reviews, randomized control trials, and cohort studies.
- Evidence-Based Medicine Worksheets (Dartmouth Biomedical LibrariesDownloadable (PDF or Word) worksheets for evidence appraisal of various study designs. From Dartmouth Biomedical Libraries.
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (UK) Critical Appraisal WorksheetsWorksheets for critical analysis of the following: diagnosis, harm, prognosis, systematic review (of therapy), and therapy. Includes calculators. Can download or fill out online. From the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.
How to Read a Paper
How to Read a Paper by Call Number: R118.6 .G74 2010
Bias in Research
- Catalogue of BiasFind a description of biases researchers and appraisers of research should be aware of.
