Checklist for appraising grey literature
critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised and non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions or both
CEBM's worksheets to assess systematic reviews, diagnostic, prognosis, and RCTs
Includes checklists for case control studies, clinical prediction rule, cohort studies, diagnostic studies, economic evaluation, qualitative studies, RCTs and systematic reviews
Guidelines and publications for grading the quality of evidence in healthcare research and policy
Checklists for Analytical cross sectional studies, case control studies, case reports, case series, cohort studies, diagnostic test accuracy, economic evaluations, prevalence studies, qualitative research, quasi-experimental (non-randomised) studies, RCTs, systematic reviews and for text and opinion
A tool designed to critically appraise quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods studies included within systematic mixed-studies reviews.
PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) Scale - appraisal resources including a tutorial and appraisal tool
A revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials
Critical appraisal notes and checklists for case control studies, cohort studies, diagnostic studies, economic studies, RCTs, meta-analyses and systematic reviews
For cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies (combined), cohort, case-control, cross-sectional studies and conference abstracts
A general checklist for appraising different study designs and articles.
Additional resource:
The document outlines examples of NICE's preferred checklists for assessing risk of bias or the quality of studies.