文章的閱讀能力是至關(guān)重要的。如何識別一篇文章是不是自己想要找的非常關(guān)鍵。所以知道如何評估一篇文章是必須掌握的技能。雖然不同的研究設(shè)計，可能評估的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)不同。但是總體原則還是有的。以下就從背景、方法、結(jié)果、討論給出了一套核查表供大家參考。

Critical appraisal of…the Methods

Is the study design valid for your question?

Are both inclusion and exclusion criteria described?

Is there an attempt to limit bias in the selection of participant groups?

Are there methodological protocols (i.e. blinding) used to limit other possible bias?

Do the research methods limit the influence of confounding variables?

Are the outcome measures valid for the health condition you are researching?

Critical appraisal of…the Results

Is there a table that describes the subjects’ demographics?

Are the baseline demographics between groups similar?

Are the subjects generalizable to your patient?

Are the statistical tests appropriate for the study design and clinical question?

Are the results presented within the paper?

Are the results statistically significant and how large is the difference between groups?

Is there evidence of significance fishing (i.e. changing statistical tests to ensure significance)?

Critical appraisal of…the Discussion/Conclusion

Do the authors attempt to contextualise non-significant data in an attempt to portray significance? (e.g. talking about findings which had a trend towards significance as if they were significant).

Do the authors acknowledge limitations in the article?

Are there any conflicts of interests noted?