Unit Eight: Principles of Critical Appraisal - Cochrane Public Health ...
Unit Eight: Principles of Critical Appraisal - Cochrane Public Health ...
Unit Eight: Principles of Critical Appraisal - Cochrane Public Health ...
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CASP appraisal checklist<br />
1. Clear aims <strong>of</strong> research (goals, why it is<br />
important, relevance)<br />
2. Appropriate methodology<br />
3. Sampling strategy<br />
4. Data collection<br />
5. Relationship between researcher and<br />
participants<br />
6. Ethical issues<br />
7. Data analysis<br />
8. Findings<br />
9. Value <strong>of</strong> research (context dependent)<br />
1. Aim <strong>of</strong> research<br />
• Describes why the research is being<br />
carried out<br />
• Goal<br />
• Importance<br />
• Relevance<br />
2. Appropriate methodology<br />
• Does it address any <strong>of</strong> the following?<br />
• What is happening?<br />
• How does it happen?<br />
• Why does it happen?<br />
• Eg, why women choose to breastfeed,<br />
why is there miscommunication, how did<br />
the intervention work?<br />
3. Qualitative research<br />
methods<br />
• Observation – non-verbal and verbal<br />
behaviour by notes, audio, video<br />
• Interviews – semi- or unstructured<br />
• Text – diaries, case notes, letters<br />
• Focus groups – semi- or unstructured<br />
4. Recruitment method<br />
• How were participants selected?<br />
• Eg. Maximum variation approach?<br />
• Why was this method chosen?<br />
5. Data collection<br />
• How was data collected?<br />
• Did the researchers discuss saturation<br />
<strong>of</strong> data?<br />
• Are the methods explicit?<br />
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