2.1 The Pharmacy Context
Beverley Glass
Judging the Evidence in a Pharmacy Context
Levels of evidence (sometimes called hierarchy of evidence) are assigned to studies based on the research design, quality of the study, and applicability to patient care. Higher levels of evidence have less risk of bias.
- Review the Evidenced Based Practice Toolkit
Activity 1️⃣⏰20 Minutes
Reading
- Rahul Mhaskar et al Critical appraisal skills are essential to informed decision-making, Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS 2009 30(2) 112-119.
Refer to Figure 1: Evidence pyramid showing the hierarchy of evidence