Sentence examples for instruments for appraising from inspiring English sources

For example, based on a comparison of three instruments for appraising the quality of health economic evaluations (BMJ list, CHEC list, and QHES instrument) Gerkens et al. [ 27] found that the reviewer has a greater influence on the results of the quality assessment than the appraisal instrument itself.

The resulting instrument was judged by the expert panel to have face and content validity[ 19] and The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) was selected AMSTAR as the best instrument for appraising systematic reviews[ 22, 23].

Study selection Randomised trials with SF-36 outcomes (the most extensively validated and used health survey instrument for appraising quality of life) that were published in 2005 in 22 journals with a high impact factor.

We are not aware of any instruments specifically designed for appraising CSRs.

As no tool exists for appraising descriptive studies, we adapted an instrument from Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) [ 37], a recent systematic review of descriptive studies [ 38] and a tool used by clinicians for rapid evidence appraisal [ 39].

It could be generally questioned whether the AGREE II instrument is suitable for appraising adaptations of (national) guidelines.

In addition, to assess the quality of the development and implementation of key recommendations for controlling the outbreak, we used parts of the international AGREE instrument (www.agreecollaboration.org) for appraising guidelines and guideline development programs.

The AGREE II instrument is an accepted method for appraising clinical guidelines.

The framework described in this study should be regarded as a starting point for appraising the quality of HEE quality appraisal instruments.

No study or database currently exists that provides all anchor-based MIDs associated with PRO instruments; nor are there any accepted standards for appraising the credibility of MID estimates.

Being a generic instrument, our questions will be adapted to suit our use for appraising selected guidelines on palliative sedation, in ways suggested by its authors [ 33].