Memory Joggers: Educational Intervention Worksheet
DETERMINE RELEVANCEIs this article worth taking the time to read? If the answer to any of these questions is No, it may be better to read other articles first.
Based on the conclusion of the abstract:
A. Did the authors study an outcome that learners would care about? (Positive changes in knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, or clinical outcomes)
Yes (go on) No (Stop)
B. Is the focus of the intervention a common issue of concern and are resources available for implementation?
Yes (go on) No (Stop)
C. Would implementing this intervention result in improved outcomes (by either having a better effect than current efforts or impacting a more important measure)?
Yes (go on) No (Stop)
DETERMINE VALIDITY
Add up points to score total validity
High validity is > or = to 7
Low validity is < or = to 4
D. Was it a controlled trial?
Yes = 1 No = 0 ________
E. Were the subjects randomly assigned?
Yes = 1 No = 0 ________
F. Was the outcome measure short or long term?
Short = 1 Long = 2 ________
G. For outcomes(choose only one):
i. For studies using self-administered questionnaires, were subjects blind to the purpose of the study?
Yes = 1 No = 0 ________
ii. For studies of skills, knowledge, behaviors, or clinical outcomes, were objective measures used?
Yes = 1 No = 0 ________
Were the outcomes measured blindly?
Yes = 1 No = 0 ________
iii. For studies using subjective measures, was the evaluator blind to intervention assignment?
Yes = 1 No = 0 ________
H. Were the intervention and control groups similar?
Yes = 1 No = 0 ________
I. Are the results clinically as well as statistically significant?
Yes = 1 No = 0 ________
J. Were there other factors that might have affected the outcome?
Total Score___________________
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