background: the aim of this study was to investigate the ability of iranian medical and dental students in thinking critically and to assess their ability in using definite components of critical thinking (ct). methods: multistage cluster sampling was utilized to recruit 125 preclinical (1st, 2nd and 3rd year of study) students in yazd shaheed sadoughi university of medical sciences in yazd, ir...

decisions in healthcare should be based on information obtained according to the principles of evidence-based medicine (ebm). an increasing number of systematic reviews are published which summarize the results of prevalence studies. interpretation of the results of these reviews should be accompanied by an appraisal of the methodological quality of the included data and studies. the critical a...

In systematic reviews, evidence-based practice and journal clubs critical appraisal tools are used to rate research papers. However, little evidence exists on whether the critical appraisal tool, subject matter knowledge or research design knowledge affect the appraisal of research papers. A match paired randomised trial was conducted in August/September 2010 in the Faculty of Medicine, Health ...

BACKGROUND Consumers of research (researchers, administrators, educators and clinicians) frequently use standard critical appraisal tools to evaluate the quality of published research reports. However, there is no consensus regarding the most appropriate critical appraisal tool for allied health research. We summarized the content, intent, construction and psychometric properties of published, ...

Critical appraisal is the process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its trustworthiness, and its value and relevance in a particular context. G The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme aims to help people develop the necessary skills to make sense of scientific evidence, and has produced appraisal checklists covering validity, results and relevance. G Different research...