Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 47

Systems to Rate the Strength Of Scientific Evidence

File Inventory

Prepared by:

Research Triangle Institute-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Suzanne West, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Valerie King, M.D., M.P.H.
Timothy S. Carey, M.D., M.P.H.
Kathleen N. Lohr, M.D.
Nikki McKoy, B.S.
Sonya F. Sutton, B.S.P.H.
Linda Lux, M.P.A.

File Name		Description			Software	Version		File	Size
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01front.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002		141KB	8 pages
Contents: Title Page, Preface, Acknowledgments, Structured Abstract, Table of Contents

02summ.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002		185KB	11 pages
Contents: Summary: Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Selecting Systems 
for Use Today: A "Best Practices" Orientation; Recommendations for Future Research; 
Conclusion

03body.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002		943KB	76 pages
Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Motivation for and Goals of the Present Study, 
Systematic Reviews of Scientific Evidence, Quality Assessments in Systematic Reviews, 
Organization of This Report
Chapter 2. Methods: Solicitation of Input and Data, Literature Search, Development of 
Study Quality Grids, Development of Evidence Strength Grid, Abstraction of Data, 
Preparation of Final Report
Chapter 3. Results: Data Collection Efforts, Findings for Systems to Rate the Quality 
of Individual Studies, Findings for Systems to Rate the Strength of a Body of Evidence
Chapter 4. Discussion: Data Collection Challenges, Conceptualization of the Project, 
Study Quality, Strength of a Body of Evidence, Types of Studies, Guidelines, 
Limitations of the Research, Selecting Systems for Use Today: A "Best Practices" 
Orientation, EPC Systems, Recommendations for Future Research, Summary and Conclusion

04refs.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002		167KB	9 pages
Contents: References

05appa.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002		176KB	12 pages
Contents: Appendix A: Approaches to Grading Quality and Rating Strength of Evidence 
Used by Evidence-based Practice Centers

06appb.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002		620KB	20 pages
Contents: Appendix B: Quality of Evidence Grids

07appc-1.doc	Microsoft Word® Document		MS Word®	2002		168KB	3 pages
Contents: Appendix C: Strength of Evidence Grids

08appc-2.doc	Microsoft Word® Document		MS Word®	2002		255KB	29 pages
Contents: Appendix C: Strength of Evidence Grids (continued)

09appd.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002		196KB	15 pages
Contents: Appendix D: Annotated Bibliography

10appe.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002		191KB	11 pages
Contents: Appendix E: Excluded Articles

11appf.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002		525KB	5 pages
Contents: Appendix F: Abstraction Forms

12appg.doc		Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002		36KB	5 pages
Contents: Appendix G: Glossary
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AHRQ Publication No. 02-E016
Current as of April 2002

Internet Citation:

Systems to Rate the Strength Of Scientific Evidence. File Inventory, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 47. AHRQ Publication No. 02-E016, April 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/strevinv.htm

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