In the first of a series of three blogs about Thematic analysis, Dolly Sud introduces us to the topic and explains what a ‘theme’ is.
The blog explains what we mean by – and how to calculate – ‘sensitivity’, ‘specificity’, ‘positive predictive value’ and ‘negative predictive value’ in the context of diagnosing disease.
Carrying out a systematic, unbiased, transparent and reliable literature search is vital in the first stages of your research. This blog provides tips and useful information on which resources can help guide you in this process.
How does the literature compare to the actual rehabilitation performed in clinical practice after a meniscal repair?
How does the literature compare to the actual rehabilitation performed in clinical practice after subacromial decompression and rotator cuff repair?
The GRADE-CERQual approach is a transparent method of assessing the confidence of evidence from reviews of qualitative research. This blog from Dolly Sud introduces this type of assessment and provides useful further reading and resources.
This blog provides a detailed explanation of a dyad (something that consists of two elements or parts) and how this is used within the context of healthcare research.
This blog presents the abstract of a literature review and critical appraisal on the topic of ‘Morphine administration for patients suffering an acute Myocardial Infarction’.
This blog presents the abstract of a literature review and critical appraisal on the topic of pre-hospital antibiotics for patients with sepsis.
This blog presents the abstract of a literature review and critical appraisal on the topic of ‘Mental Health Considerations in Older Adults’.Â
This blog presents the abstract of a literature review and critical appraisal on the topic of ‘Fascial iliaca Compartment Blocks for femoral fractures’.
Emily spent some time with the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders group and as part of her learning, she used the Cochrane Interactive Learning modules. In this blog she provides a summary of what she learnt from these modules.
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This blog takes a detailed look at the issue of attrition bias (bias that can arise when participants drop out of a study). It also describes measures that can be taken by researchers to minimize this bias (including different types of statistical analyses).
Critical appraisal tools (CATs) are commonly used by students and researchers alike, as a way of judging a study’s quality. In this blog, Dennis Neuen addresses the need to appraise these tools and has also collated a list of 12 CATs from all over the world.
The nuts and bolts 20 minute tutorial from Tim.