Critical Appraisal Tools Facilitate the Work of the Quality Professional

Byers, Jacqueline Fowler; Beaudin, Christy L.

doi:10.1111/j.1945-1474.2001.tb00374.x

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“…Two reviewers used the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) Checklists (2018) to determine the quality of empirical data included in the study. The CASP is an appraisal tool used to assess the quality, trustworthiness, relevance, and results of published papers included in literature reviews (Byers & Beaudin, 2001; Dixon‐Woods et al, 2007 Katrak et al, 2004). Specifically, each checklist systematically allowed reviewers to assess the validity of the results by determining whether the study stated the purpose clearly, reviewed the relevant background, justified the design of the study, reasonably justified their analysis and results, minimized bias, identified important confounding factors, and so forth.…”

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The impact of COVID‐19 on the mental health and wellbeing of caregivers of autistic children and youth: A scoping review

et al. 2021

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Caregivers and families of autistic people have experienced stress and increase in demands due to the COVID-19 pandemic that may have long-term negative consequences for both their own and their children's mental health. A scoping review was conducted to identify pandemic related demands experienced by caregivers and families of autistic children and youth. The review also consolidated information on coping strategies and parenting-related guidelines that have emerged to help parents meet these demands. Search strategies were approved by a research librarian and were conducted in peer-reviewed and gray literature databases between May 2020 and February 2021. Additional resources were solicited through author networks and social media. All articles were published between December 2019 and February 2021. Article summaries were charted, and a thematic analysis was conducted with confirmation of findings with our knowledge users. Twenty-three published articles and 14 pieces of gray literature were included in the review. The majority of articles characterized and highlighted the increase in demands on caregivers of autistic children and youth during the pandemic globally. Both quantitative and qualitative studies suggest that parents have experienced an increase in stress and mental health-related symptoms during lockdown measures. Findings suggest that families are employing coping strategies, but there no evidence-based supports were identified. The review highlighted the potential long-term impact of prolonged exposure to increasing demands on the mental health and wellbeing of caregivers and families of autistic people, and pointed to a need for the rapid development and evaluation of flexible and timely support programs. Lay SummaryCaregivers and families of autistic children and youth have faced increased demands due to pandemic-related lockdown measures. We reviewed the literature to outline sources of stress, links to their influence on caregiver mental health, and if support programs have emerged to help them. Our findings suggest a number of demands have increased caregivers' risk to mental health challenges, and their [Correction added on 30 October 2021, after first online publication: The copyright line was updated.]

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“…Users also become aware of all important elements of a quality indicator. It is generally accepted that use of appraisal tools for review of studies improves interpretation, and there is no reason to believe that the same is not true for assessing quality indicators although there is a paucity of evidence other than expert opinion to support this.…”

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“…6,7,9 However, there are other attributes of healthcare quality indicators that might also need to be considered. 10 The use of critical appraisal tools is standard practice for guideline developers and systematic reviewers 11,12 and recommended as best practice for all clinicians when making decisions on investigations, prognosis and interventions. 13 The use of critical appraisal tools to assess quality of care indicators is less well established.…”

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Review article: What makes a good healthcare quality indicator? A systematic review and validation study

Jones

Shepherd

Wells

et al. 2014

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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Indicators measuring aspects of performance to assess quality of care are often chosen arbitrarily. The present study aimed to determine what should be considered when selecting healthcare quality indicators, particularly focusing on the application to emergency medicine. Structured searches of electronic databases were supplemented by website searches of quality of care and benchmarking organisations, citation searches and discussions with experts. Candidate attributes of 'good' healthcare indicators were extracted independently by two authors. The validity of each attribute was independently assessed by 16 experts in quality of care and emergency medicine. Valid and reliable attributes were included in a critical appraisal tool for healthcare quality indicators, which was piloted by emergency medicine specialists. Twenty-three attributes were identified, and all were rated moderate to extremely important by an expert panel. The reliability was high: alpha = 0.98. Twelve existing tools explicitly stated a median (range) of 14 (8-17) attributes. A critical appraisal tool incorporating all the attributes was developed. This was piloted by four emergency medicine specialists who were asked to appraise and rank a set of six candidate indicators. Although using the tool took more time than implicit gestalt decision making: median (interquartile range) 190 (43-352) min versus 17.5 (3-34) min, their rankings changed after using the tool. To inform the appraisal of quality improvement indicators for emergency medicine, a comprehensive list of indicator attributes was identified, validated, developed into a tool and piloted. Although expert consensus is still required, this tool provides an explicit basis for discussions around indicator selection.

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“…Given the nature of these studies, JHQ reviews them with an approach different from that used for the more general submissions by focusing on the merit and rigor of the research. Every research manuscript is judged using a standard set of criteria originally described by Byers and Beaudin (2001) that includes the following:…”

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2008

Journal for Healthcare Quality

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Critical Appraisal Tools Facilitate the Work of the Quality Professional

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

The impact of COVID‐19 on the mental health and wellbeing of caregivers of autistic children and youth: A scoping review

The impact of COVID‐19 on the mental health and wellbeing of caregivers of autistic children and youth: A scoping review

Review article: What makes a good healthcare quality indicator? A systematic review and validation study

Writing for Publication—Research Manuscripts

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