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Levels of Evidence / Evidence Hierarchy

Levels of Evidence from LoBiondo-Wood & Haber (2022)

Level

Research Designs

1 Systematic Review and/or meta-analysis of RCTs (randomized control trials)
2 Randomized control trials 
3 Quasi-experimental Studies
4 Non-experimental studies
5 Meta-synthesis
6 Qualitative studies
7 Expert opinions: reports from expert panels and organizations, not based on research

Adapted from LoBiondo-Wood, G. & Haber, J. (2022). Nursing research: Methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice (10th ed.). Elsevier.

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