Use one copy per article. Record what the study allows you to conclude and what it does not. The goal is to decide whether, and how, the result changes your practice.
Identification
Full reference (authors, title, journal, year, DOI)
Publication type
Clinical trialCohortCase-controlCross-sectionalCase seriesSystematic reviewNarrative reviewGuideline/consensusPreprint
Funding source and declared conflicts
Question and design
What is the study question (population, intervention/exposure, comparison, outcome)?
Does the design answer the question?
YesPartiallyNo
Were randomisation, blinding and control described?
- Randomisation described
- Blinding described
- Adequate control group
- Sample size calculation reported
Population and measures
Species, breed, age, clinical condition and setting (clinic, field, laboratory)
Inclusion and exclusion criteria; losses to follow-up
Outcomes measured and how
Results
Main results with effect size and confidence interval
Does statistical difference amount to clinical relevance here?
YesNoUncertain
Limitations and application
Limitations acknowledged by the authors and others identified by the group
Does the studied population resemble mine?
CloselyPartiallyLittle
What changes, or not, in practice, and with what degree of confidence?
Quando parar e pedir ajuda
- Do not apply the result to a species or condition not studied without additional evidence.
- Preprints and abstracts do not replace the peer-reviewed full text.