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Table 1 Data appraisal items

From: Can feedback approaches reduce unwarranted clinical variation? A systematic rapid evidence synthesis

Quality criteria

Explicit theoretical framework

Statement of aims/objective in body of report

Clear description of research setting

Evidence of sample size considered in terms of analysis

Representative sample of reasonable size

Description of procedure for data collection

Rationale for choice of data collection tool

Detailed recruitment data (no. approached, declined etc.)

Statistical assessment of reliability & validity of measurement tools (quantitative)

Fit between study objectives & method of data collection

Fit between study objectives & content of data collection tool

Fit between study objectives and method of analysis

Good justification for method of analysis

Assessment of reliability of analytic process (qualitative)

Evidence of user involvement in design (e.g. pilot work)

Strengths & limitations critically discussed