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Critical Appraisal of Article

1/12/2015

Main Steps for Evaluating the


Validity of a Study (Analytical type)

Check research question(s)


Evaluate the study design
Evaluate the study sample
Asses the study measurement
Asses the chance (analysis &
statistics)

Research Question
What is the best study design can be
implemented in that situation?
Clinical Trial
Cohort
Case Control

Study Sample
Selection Bias
Missing data ~ loss to follow up
Enrollment pattern / Self selection
Participation rate / response rate
Good if > 90%

Study Measurement
Measurement Bias
Outcome
Exposure
Confounder

Misclassification
Non differential: tend to bias toward the
null (weaker association)
Differential: bias to either direction

Confounder
Confounding effect
Adjustment make Stronger association
Adjustment make Weaker association
Judgment on the residual confounding

Chance
Purpose of confidence interval:
Wide interval ~ less certain
Narrow interval ~ more certain

Statistical vs clinical/social

Review Framework, p.211

Tugas
Menjawab seluruh pertanyaan pada
kerangka review disertai dengan
bukti/alasan
Berupa file word dan power point
(outline jawaban untuk 10 menit
presentasi)
Dikirim paling lambat tgl 7 Desember
2015:
dwi.agustian@unpad.ac.id
Dipresentasikan pada tgl 8 Desember

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