Interpretation of Research Evidence

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These are two videos explaining key elements on how to interpret research evidence. These materials have been presented in a half-day EBP workshop for clinicians with a focus on pre-appraised evidence and shared decision-making.

• Format Videos
• Language/s English
• Target Audience Further education, Researchers, Self-directed learning
• EBM Stage 3 - Appraising evidence, 4 - Decision making
• Duration 5-15 mins
• Difficulty Introductory, Intermediate

Key Concepts addressed

• Based on faulty logic
• Don’t be misled by unreliable summaries of treatment comparisons
• Don’t be misled by how treatment effects are described

Details

The first video describes how to understand and interpret the findings of treatment effect on continuous outcomes; identify the difference between ‘statistical significance and importance’; and identify different measures of uncertainty.

The second video explains how to interpret the findings of the different levels of evidence quality (GRADE) and its impact on clinical decisions.