Understanding evidence from qualitative research: examples of assessment quality (critical appraisal) from different health professions

This chapter is an accompaniment to the previous chapter (Chapter 10), where the steps involved in answering a clinical question about patients' experiences and concerns were explained. To further help you learn how to assess the quality (critically appraise) the evidence for this type of question, this chapter contains worked examples of questions about patients' experiences and concerns. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program(CASP) qualitative checklist1 for assessing the quality of qualitative research has been used as a guide in...