Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 4 EBP 0476 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Randomised-Trials-Only Criticism
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The idea
Evidence-based practice has been criticised for focusing appraisal solely on randomised controlled trials, a focus inherited from evidence-based medicine.
In practice
Review methods that admit trials first and other designs only in certain circumstances.
Where people slip
The concern behind that focus is real — risk of bias in non-randomised studies. The question is whether it is realistic for every clinical question.
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