Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
allnurses

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Discussion

Help with level of evidence

Hi, please can someone tell me how I work out the level of evidence of an article using the NHMRC level of evidence.

So what level of evidence would these three articles be

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881986/

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004257.pub2/abstract

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005328.pub2/full

  • Quote

    • Featured Replies

    • Experts

    We love helping with homework but we need your input first. Tell us what you think and start the dialog and we will chime in!

  • Quote
    • Author

    Thanks, but I'm new to this and really don't understand how I work it out. Do you know of any sites that can help me with working this out.

  • Quote
    • Experts

    Right.....well....what does your school tell you about ranking medical information? I am from the US and I found these resources on Google.

    http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/cp69.pdf

    http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines/resources-guideline-developers

    http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/cp65.pdf

    http://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?page_id=30

    Level I

    Evidence obtained from a systematic review of all relevant randomised controlled trials.

    Level II

    Evidence obtained from at least one properly designed randomised controlled trial.

    Level III-1

    Evidence obtained from well-designed pseudo-randomised controlled trials (alternate allocation or some other method).

    Level III-2

    Evidence obtained from comparative studies with concurrent controls and allocation not randomised (
    cohort studies
    ),
    case control studies
    , or interrupted time series with a control group.

    Level III-3

    Evidence obtained from comparative studies with historical control, two or more single-arm studies, or interrupted time series without a parallel control group.

    Level IV

    Evidence obtained from
    case series
    , either post-test or pre-test and post-test.

    http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/Levels of Evidence FAME

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3053308/

    http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/9/34

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Add a Comment
    Go to topic listing

    Currently Reading 0

    • No registered users viewing this page.

    Account

    Navigation

    Search

    Search

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.