From the material as much as available from the manuscript) – to be used only for the studies that meet ethical standards
| Sl | Item | Score: Satisfied = 1; Not satisfied = 0 (See explanation at the bottom) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarity a |
Adequacy b |
Truthfulness c |
Applicability d |
Reporting e |
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| 1 | The research question and the target population Worth investigating | X | |||||
| 2 | Abstract Properly summarizes the study |
X | |||||
| 3 | Sample size and the subjects of the study Adequate sample size in consideration of reliability/power to detect a specified medically important effect, and representative of the population despite exclusions (dropout, outliers, etc.) |
X | |||||
| 4 | Study design Randomization and blinding in the case of clinical trials, selection of cases and controls, prospective/retrospective/cross-sectional design for observational studies, the sample design for descriptive studies |
X | |||||
| 5 | Data elicitation tools and methods Case form, clinical assessments, laboratory results, interview method, instruments used, etc. |
X | |||||
| 6 | Statistical analysis and interpretation Consideration of sample size, sampling method, repeated measures, correlations, confounding, interactions, etc. |
X | |||||
| 7 | Results Restricted to the data available for the study, evidence-based, question answered |
X | |||||
| 8 | Discussion Includes review of the current literature, interpretation of the results, resolution of conflicts with other findings, corroborative evidence, biological plausibility, and limitations |
X | |||||
| 9 | Conclusion Combination of results, plausibility, corroborative evidence, and limitations – should be convincing (face-valid) and applicable |
X | |||||
| 10 | Presentation (out of 10) Concise, coherent, unambiguous, clear, and understandable, supported by tables and graphs, and follow the reporting guidelines. |
X | |||||
| 11 | The research question and the target population Worth investigating | ||||||
| Total (out of a maximum of 50) | |||||||
a Clarity includes fully identified, open, transparent, unambiguous, well-defined
b Adequacy includes comprehensive, complete, enough, ethical, focused, full, justified, measurable, novel, original, plausible, rational, reliable, repeatable, replicable, reproducible, rigorous, significant, sufficient, worthy
cTruthfulness includes accurate, an adequate level of evidence, appropriate, believable, beyond doubt, credible, correct, convincing, factual, integral, objective, real, reasonable, right, trustful, unbiased, valid
d Applicability includes accessible, affordable, beneficial, convenient, cost-effective, feasible, generalizable, harmless, impactful, important, interpretable, pragmatic, relevant, robust, scopeful, setting (community, hospital, clinic), simple, sustainable, timely, translationable, understandable, useful, valuable
e Reporting includes a statement of all of the above: Articulate, brief, coherent, complete, concise, focused, follow guidelines, logical, organized, succinct, understandable
X Reporting of these items is already included in the other four domains.
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