Critical Appraisal of a Therapeutic Study
[learndash_course_progress] Its now time to pull all the theory together and critically appraise a therapeutic study in the last of our podcasts. In this podcast we review the PIETHO Study using a CASP; RCT checklist. Again the paper is a free open access paper. Pubmed link Have
Treatment effect
[learndash_course_progress] Onto the most important parts of therapeutic papers, what difference does the treatment make? There are several ways to describe the treatment effect, several of which can be used, consciously or not, to lead to a description that overstates the effect.
Therapeutic studies
[learndash_course_progress] Ultimately as clinicians we all want to make a difference to our patients, and that comes down to therapy. Understanding whether a therapy is effective or not and if so to what extent is essential when we decide on treatment. In
Critical Appraisal of a Diagnostic Study
[learndash_course_progress] Its now time to pull all the theory together and critically appraise a diagnostic study. In this podcast we review the The ADJUST-PE Study which is a free open access paper. We run through the critical appraisal with the CASP diagnostic checklist. Pubmed link Have