LibGuides: Critical Appraisal Tools: List of Critical Appraisal Tools

Critical Appraisal Checklists (A-Z List by Study Design)

Case Control

Case Control Checklist
Creator: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Checklist for Case Control Studies
Creator: JBI (formerly Joanna Briggs Institute)

Clinical Prediction Rule

Clinical Predication Rule Checklist
Creator: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)

Cohort

Cohort Study Checklist
Creator: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Checklist for Cohort Studies
Creator: Joanna Briggs Institute

Cross-Sectional

Cross Sectional Studies Checklist
Creator: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Checklist for Analytical Cross Sectional Studies
Creator: Joanna Briggs Institute
AXIS Critical Appraisal Tool for Cross-Sectional Studies
Creator: Downes, Brennan, et al.
BIOCROSS: Critical Appraisal Tool for Cross-Sectional Studies Using Biomarker Data
Creator: Wirsching, et al.
Critical Appraisal of a Cross-Sectional Study on Environmental Health
Creator: National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

Diagnostic

Diagnostic Study Checklist
Creator: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Checklist for Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies
Creator: Joanna Briggs Institute
Diagnostic Accuracy Studies Critical Appraisal Sheet
Creator: Oxford University's Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine

Economic Evaluations

Economic Evaluation Checklist
Creator: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Checklist for Economic Evaluations
Creator: Joanna Briggs Institute

Mixed Methods

Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool
Creator: National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, McMaster University

Prevalence

Checklist for Prevalence Studies
Creator: Joanna Briggs Institute

Prognosis

Prognosis Critical Appraisal Sheet
Creator: Oxford University’s Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine

Qualitative

Qualitative Studies Checklist
Creator: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Checklist for Qualitative Research
Creator: Joanna Briggs Institute
Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Studies
Creator: Oxford University’s Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine

Randomized Control Trials

RCT Checklist
Creator: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Checklist for RCTs
Creator: Joanna Briggs Institute
Critical Appraisal for Therapy Studies Sheet
Creator: Oxford University’s Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
A Risk-of-Bias Tool for Randomized Trials
Creator: University of Bristol, UK

Systematic Reviews

Systematic Reviews Checklist
Creator: Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)
Checklist for Systematic Reviews and Research Synthesis
Creator: Joanna Briggs Institute
Critical Appraisal for Systematic Reviews Sheet
Creator: Oxford University’s Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Risk-of-Bias Tools for Systematic Reviews
Creator: University of Bristol, UK
AMSTAR 2
Creator: Bruyere Research Institute, Ottowa Hospital Research Institute, et al.

Reviews of Critical Appraisal Tools

This section lists articles which have reviewed or inventoried CATs. These articles can serve as more comprehensive catalogs of previously developed CATs.

Buccheri RK, Sharifi C. Critical Appraisal Tools and Reporting Guidelines for Evidence-Based Practice. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2017;14(6):463-472. doi:10.1111/wvn.12258

Munthe-Kaas HM, Glenton C, Booth A, Noyes J, Lewin S. Systematic mapping of existing tools to appraise methodological strengths and limitations of qualitative research: first stage in the development of the CAMELOT tool. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2019;19(1):113. doi:10.1186/s12874-019-0728-6

Quigley JM, Thompson JC, Halfpenny NJ, Scott DA. Critical appraisal of nonrandomized studies-A review of recommended and commonly used tools. J Eval Clin Pract. 2019;25(1):44-52. doi:10.1111/jep.12889