Quality Appraisal Score Sheet

Quality Appraisal Score Sheet Total number of “yes” scores for the type of literature included. Use this sheet for each paper that is included in an evidence summary.

Quality Appraisal Criteria Systematic Reviews: Is the review question clearly and explicitly stated? re-set Was the search strategy appropriate? re-set Were the inclusion criteria appropriate for the review question? re-set Were the criteria for appraising studies appropriate? Was critical appraisal by two or more independent reviewers? re-set Were there methods used to minimise error in data extraction? re-set Were the methods used to combine studies appropriate? re-set re-set Total number of “yes” scores

Quantitative Evidence: re-set Was there appropriate randomisation? re-set Was allocation concealed? re-set Was blinding to allocation maintained? re-set Was incompleteness of data addressed? Were outcomes reported accurately? re-set re-set Total number of “yes” scores

Qualitative Evidence: re-set Was the research design appropriate for the research? re-set Was the recruitment strategy appropriate for the research? re-set Were data collected in a way that addressed the research issue? re-set Has the relationship between researcher and participants been considered? re-set Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? re-set Total number of “yes” scores