Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review
Chapter 7 – Assessing the Evidence Base
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AMSTAR Checklist.
Available from: https://amstar.ca/Amstar_Checklist.php Accessed on: 23/03/2016
BestBETS.
Available from: www.bestbets.org/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Case-control checklist (including harm) Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/case_control.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Cohort Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/cohort.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Decision rule Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/decision_rule.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Diagnosis Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/diagnosis.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Economic Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/economic.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Educational intervention Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/educational_intervention.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Guideline Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/guideline.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Prognosis Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/prognosis.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Qualitative Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/qualitative.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Randomised control trial Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/trial.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Review or Meta-Analysis Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/review.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Screening Worksheet.
Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/screening.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BestBETS Survey (including pre-test probabilities).
Worksheet Available from: https://bestbets.org/ca/pdf/survey.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
BMJ (British Medical Journal).
Available from: www.bmj.com/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
Campbell Library.
Available from: www.campbellcollaboration.org/lib/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme).
Available from: www.casp-uk.net/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
CASP Case Control Checklist.
Available from: https://media.wix.com/ugd/dded87_63fb65dd4e0548e2bfd0a982295f839e.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
CASP Clinical Prediction Rule Checklist.
Available from: https://media.wix.com/ugd/dded87_9f84310697164809ac7392ab63f3d8ca.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
CASP Cohort Study Checklist.
Available from: https://media.wix.com/ugd/dded87_e37a4ab637fe46a0869f9f977dacf134.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
CASP Diagnostic Checklist.
Available from: https://media.wix.com/ugd/dded87_3815f02af1b34c21b8c3b2b5020024c3.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
CASP Economic Evaluation Checklist.
Available from: https://media.wix.com/ugd/dded87_3b2bd5743feb4b1aaac6ebdd68771d3f.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
CASP Qualitative Checklist.
Available from: https://media.wix.com/ugd/dded87_29c5b002d99342f788c6ac670e49f274.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
CASP Randomised Controlled Trial Checklist.
Available from: https://media.wix.com/ugd/dded87_40b9ff0bf53840478331915a8ed8b2fb.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
CASP Systematic Review Checklist.
Available from: https://media.wix.com/ugd/dded87_a02ff2e3445f4952992d5a96ca562576.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Oxford).
Available from: www.cebm.net/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (2009) Study Designs. Oxford: CEBM.
Available from: www.cebm.net/study-designs/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (2009) CRD’s Guidance for Undertaking Reviews in Healthcare, 3rd edition. York: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination [Online].
Available from: https://www.york.ac.uk/media/crd/Systematic_Reviews.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
Cochrane Handbook.
Available from: https://handbook.cochrane.org/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
The Cochrane Library.
Available from: www.cochranelibrary.com/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group.
Available from: https://methods.cochrane.org/qi/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
EBLIP Critical Appraisal Checklist.
Available from: https://ebltoolkit.pbworks.com/f/EBLCriticalAppraisalChecklist.pdf Accessed on: 23/03/2016
Hannes K. (2011) Chapter 4: Critical appraisal of qualitative research. In J. Noyes, A. Booth, K. Hannes, A. Harden, J. Harris, S. Lewin and C. Lockwood (eds), Supplementary Guidance for Inclusion of Qualitative Research in Cochrane Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Version 1 (updated August 2011). Cochrane Collaboration Qualitative Methods Group.
Available from: https://methods.cochrane.org/qi/sites/methods.cochrane.org.qi/files/uploads/Chapter_Guidancecritical_appraisal.doc Accessed on: 19/03/2016
Noyes, J., Booth, A., Hannes, K., Harden, A., Harris, J., Lewin, S., Lockwood, C. (eds) (2011) Supplementary Guidance for Inclusion of Qualitative Research in Cochrane Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Version 1 (updated August 2011). Cochrane Collaboration Qualitative Methods Group.
Available from: https://methods.cochrane.org/qi/supplemental-handbook-guidance Accessed on: 19/03/2016
ENTREQ.
Available from: www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/entreq/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
EPPI-Centre.
Available from: https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
EPPI-Centre (2010) Quality and Relevance Appraisal. London: EPPI-Centre.
Available from: https://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Portals/0/PDF%20reviews%20and%20summaries/4%20-%20Typology%20poster%202007%20Questions_Feb_05_07.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016
EQUATOR Network.
Available from: www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/ Accessed on: 23/03/2016
Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) Journal.
Available from: https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP Accessed on: 23/03/2016
Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT).
Available from: https://mixedmethodsappraisaltoolpublic.pbworks.com/w/page/24607821/FrontPage Accessed on: 23/03/2016
National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools.
Available from: www.nccmt.ca/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
Research Council for Complementary Medicine – Sample Data Extraction Form.
Available from: www.rccm.org.uk/sites/default/files/files/DECA%20forms.pdf Accessed on: 23/03/2016
ROBINS-I tool (Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies of Interventions).
Available from: https://sites.google.com/site/riskofbiastool/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
Royal College of Emergency Medicine (2010) Bias and Confounding. London: RCEM.
Available from: www.rcem.ac.uk/Extra/Research/technical_guide/biasconfound.htm Accessed on: 19/03/2016
STROBE Checklists.
Available from: www.strobe-statement.org/index.php?id=available-checklists Accessed on: 23/03/2016
Student BMJ.
Available from: https://student.bmj.com/student/student-bmj.html Accessed on: 23/03/2016
Systematic Review (SR) Toolbox.
Available from: https://systematicreviewtools.com/ Accessed on: 19/03/2016
TERSE Reports.
Available from: www.cem.org/terse-reports Accessed on: 23/03/2016
What is Critical Appraisal?
Available from: www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/painres/download/whatis/what_is_critical_appraisal.pdf Accessed on: 19/03/2016