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Evidence tools

A collection of tools to help you use evidence

Here we provide easy access to a range of tools useful in clinical investigations across EBP, QI, and research.

Quality appraisal checklists and reporting guidelines
Statistical tools
Literature organisation and storage
CareSearch information and guidance sheets

Quality appraisal checklists and reporting guidelines

The following can be used to select the most appropriate appraisal tool or reporting guideline according to study type.

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
CASP checklist Cochrane risk of bias JBI SIGN SURE NHLBI	STROBE

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
AGREE II GRADE	AGREE RIGHT

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
CASP checklist Cochrane risk of bias JBI SIGN SURE NHLBI	STROBE

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
CASP JBI SIGN Oxford EBM tools	PRISMA-DTA STARD TRIPOD

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
CASP JBI SIGN	CHEERS

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
Oxford EBM tools	CARE PRISMA-IPD

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
JBI SIGN NHLBI	PRISMA

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
MMAT	MMARS

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
Cochrane risk of bias	STROBE

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
None listed	CREDES

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
Cochrane risk of bias NHLBI	none listed

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
CASP Oxford EBM tools	STARD TRIPOD

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
CASP checklist JBI Oxford EBM tools SURE	SRQR COREQ

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
QI-MCQS	SQUIRE SQUIRE-EDU

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
CASP checklist Cochrane risk of bias JBI Pedro Scale SIGN Oxford EBM tools SURE NHLBI	CONSORT

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
None listed	PRISMA-ScR

Appraisal Checklists	Reporting Guidelines
CASP checklist Cochrane risk of bias GRADE JBI SIGN Oxford EBM tools AMSTAR SURE NHLBI	PRISMA

Statistical tools

Visit BMJ statistical calculators

Literature organisation and storage

Information and guidance sheets (developed by CareSearch)

Page updated 27 May 2022