Addi van Bergen

Supplementary material chapter 2 163 such as risks, or as a measurement, such as mean or median differences, or as survival curves and hazards • how large this size of result is and how meaningful it is • how you would sum up the bottom-line result of the trail in one sentence 8. Was the data analysis sufficiently rigorous? Yes Can’t tell No Consider: • if there is an in-depth description of the analysis process • if sufficient data are presented to support the findings 9. Is there a clear statement of findings? Yes Can’t tell No Consider: • if the findings are explicit • if there is adequate discussion of the evidence both for and against the researchers’ arguments • if the researcher have discussed the credibility of their findings • if the findings are discussed in relation to the original research questions 10. Can the results be applied to the local Yes Can’t tell No population? HINT : Consider whether • The subjects covered in the study could be sufficiently different from Your population to cause concern. • Your local setting is likely to differ much from that of the study 11. How valuable is the research? write comments here Consider: • if the researcher discusses the contribution the study makes to existing knowledge (e.g. do they consider the findings in relation to current practice or policy, or relevant research-based literature?) • if the researchers have discussed whether or how the findings can be transferred to other population