PUBH6005 : Epidemiology PDF

CASP checklist for the included review study
CASP criteria for review
study
Study Name
Jull, Walker &
Deshpande, 2013
Maddocks &
Jenkins, 2013
Eteraf-
Oskouei &
Najafi, 2013
Section A: Are the results of the review valid?
1. Did the review address a
clearly focussed question? Yes Yes Yes
2. Did the author look at the
right type of paper? Yes Yes Yes
3. Do you think all the
important, relevant studies
were included?
Yes Yes Yes
4. Did the review’s authors do
enough to assess quality of the
included studies?
Yes No No
5. If the results of the review
have been combined, was it
reasonable to do so?
Yes No No
Section B: What are the results?
6. What are the overall results
of the review?
Honey is effective in
treatment for wound.
Medical honey
needs further
study
Honey is
effective
against injuries
7. How precise are the results? Results have 95% CI NA NA
Section C: Will the results help locally?
8. Can the results be applied to
the local population? Yes Yes Yes
9. Were all important
outcomes considered? Yes Yes Yes
11. Are the benefits worth the
harms and costs? Yes No Yes
CASP checklist for the included randomized control study:
CASP criteria for randomized
control study
Study Name
Boekema & Ulrich,
2013 Noori et al., 2013
Section A: Are the results of the trial valid?
1. Did the trial address a clearly
focussed issue? Yes Yes