After finalizing the list of articles, you will need to assess the quality and risk of bias for each study. There are critical appraisal checklists for each type of research methodology. Below are some commonly used resources:
Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) is a 37-item assessment tool used to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews.
Provides critical appraisal worksheets to help you appraise the reliability, importance and applicability of clinical evidence.
Tools for systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, and case control studies
A list of the major critical appraisal tools, curated by the International Centre for Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE)
CATs for a range of study types: case control, case reports, cohort, diagnostic test , economic evaluations, prevalence, quasi-experimental, RCTs, SRs and more.
Developed to support evidence-based practice in physiotherapy, PEDro can be used to find trials, reviews and guidelines evaluating physiotherapy interventions. Trials are assessed for quality using the PEDro scale. Aimed at a global audience and produced in Australia by the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health.