Integrating Evidence into Practice

1. Practice-related question (5 marks)Equivalent to 100 words, although actual words could be less.In this section you should:ï‚·Define the practice-related question related to the randomised controlled trialï‚·Provide the final wording of the question itselfï‚·Define all four elements of the foreground question (i.e. population, intervention, comparison and outcome [PICO]).2. Study quality (15 marks)Approximately 500- 700 words(i) Evaluate the methodological soundness of the study reported in the selected paper/article. This evaluation may be aided by, but not limited to, the use of a tool(s)/checklist(s)/other criteria set(s) (as specified by your discipline).(ii) For each form of bias listed in the table below, provide a definition and (i) describe the likely impact of each bias on the findings of your selected randomised controlled trial and (ii) describe the impact of the bias in your chosen RCT (if bias was present) and how the trial avoided bias (if bias was prevented).Use single line spacing when completing this table.Type of bias    Definition    For each form of bias:ï‚·Identify if the form of bias was presentï‚·Describe the likely impact of the bias (if bias was present)ï‚·Describe how the study avoided bias (if bias was prevented)Selection         Performance        Detection        Attrition        Reporting        (iii) All things considered, is the study of sufficient quality (i.e. sufficiently valid) to warrant its use to inform practice?Yes      No3. Study results (5 marks)Approximately, 150 - 200 wordsIn this section you should outline the results for the key outcome(s) of the study reported in the selected paper/article. When outlining the result for the key outcomes, provide the point (population effect size) estimate and the 95% confidence limits for this estimate and/or identify the p value associated with it. 



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