Critical appraisal tools
- Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP)This set of eight critical appraisal tools are designed to be used when reading research, these include tools for Systematic Reviews, Randomised Controlled Trials, Cohort Studies, Case Control Studies, Economic Evaluations, Diagnostic Studies, Qualitative Studies and Clinical Prediction Rule.
- CEBM: Centre for Evidence Based MedicineThe Centre for Evidence-based Medicine was established in Oxford as the first of several UK centres with the aim of promoting evidence-based health care. The CEBM provides free support and resources to doctors, clinicians, teachers and others interested in learning more about EBM.
Key EBP databases
- Cochrane LibraryUp-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care, designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care.
- OTSeekerContains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy
- PEDro : Physiotherapy Evidence DatabaseProvides bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy
- PubMed Clinical QueriesEvidence-based searching on the Medline database. Provides fast access to reliable clinical studies.
- TRIP : Turning Evidence into PracticeAn amalgamation of databases of hyperlinks from evidence-based sites around the world
- UpToDateUpToDate is designed to answer the clinical questions that arise in daily practice at the point of care.
Finding and assessing information
- Testing Treatments interactiveA web site that gives access to the full text of the book and raises awareness of the importance of fair tests on the effects of treatments.
Handbooks - online
How to Read a Paper: the basics of evidence-based medicine and healthcarePublication Date: 20196th ed
A Beginner's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care by Publication Date: 2013A simple introduction to evidence-based practice in the field of health and social care
Textbooks
What is evidence-based practice (EBP)?
- Evidence-based practiceLocating best evidence: A step by step approach