Objective #
The objective of Critical Appraisal is to evaluate the quality of evidence of included cohort studies or controlled trials and we offer commonly used systems of assessment within your nest.
Configure Critical Appraisal #
Head to Nest Settings and select the Critical Appraisal system of choice. After selection it will be added to the left hand menu.
Choose Scope
You may choose a scope. Note: this is only applicable if you have configured data elements for MA Extraction, otherwise leave the scope as “Entire Study”.
If you have configured outcomes and wish to only assess specific ones, they will be displayed for selection:
Navigate to Critical Appraisal #
Navigate to Critical Appraisal Module
After selecting the system and scope, reviewers can begin performing critical appraisal. Note: only included studies will be shown in this module.
Read study and select study type
Depending on the selected Critical Appraisal system, each assessment will be different but you will answer the same set of questions for every study.
Assess study bias
Fill out the questions as you read through the uploaded study.
You can monitor your progress, skip studies (and return to them later), and leave comments!
Using Smart Tag Recs for Critical Appraisal #
Currently Smart Tag Recs is unavailable for Critical Appraisal. However, we have included equivalent tag hierarchy templates available in our Public Templates to import into your tag hierarchy before you switch on Smart Tag Recs, which works just as effectively.
Critical Appraisal Visuals #
By completing Critical Appraisal, you automatically generate Critical Appraisal visuals: Domain Distribution and Stoplight diagrams on Synthesis. Additionally, you will be able to export all data as a spreadsheet from Inspector.
