Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 4 EBP 0453 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Overarching Rule
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The idea
The overarching rule of critical appraisal is to determine the validity, reliability and applicability of studies, so they can be synthesised and translated into practice.
In practice
Three questions asked of every study: is it sound, is it consistent, does it reach these patients.
Where people slip
Applicability is the one most often dropped. A valid and reliable study about someone else is still about someone else.
Your place on the trail
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