Sample size, use of appropriate statistical measures to assess the measure of association between MDR-TB and HIV infection, assessment of potential confounders, and appraisal of external validity of study results were noted as quality indicators.
AMSTAR is a user friendly methodological quality assessment that has the potential to standardize appraisal of systematic reviews.
This also suggests the potential in the Appraisal theory for examining teacher talk.
Reviewers recognized that study design is unlikely to account for all potential biases, therefore appraisal item number 11 'Attention to potential biases' was scored positively if the paper acknowledged the potential impact of all likely biases.
Entwistle et al. [ 9] proposed a contextualised sequence of activities in decision making consisting of: (a) recognition and clarification of a problem; (b) identification of potential solutions; (c) appraisal of potential solutions; (d) selection of course of action; (e) implementation of the chosen course of action; and (f) evaluation of the solution adopted.
The framework integrates cognitive and emotional appraisals of the health threat and decision (primary appraisals) and potential coping strategies which are identified (secondary appraisals) throughout the deliberation process.
Our conceptual framework allows the appraisal of potential trade-offs between social and ecological outcomes of alternative options, and has the potential to evaluate the efficiency of existing policies.
The pivotal issues are discussed, with a detailed appraisal of potential control solutions at the system level critical to overcoming the challenges to progress and achieving the full potential of MTDC grids.
Women appraised their breast cancer and potential treatment options (primary appraisals), albeit often only partially.
A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis and legislative appraisal highlighted potential opportunities and deficiencies.
Since most banks do not send an appraisal to potential borrowers until just before or even after a scheduled closing, a buyer does not have time to challenge an appraisal that he or she believes to be too low.
