Critical Appraisal: Tools

JBI is a non-profit organization and research Institute since 1996 located at the University of Adelaide. 

Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) is widely used critical appraisal tool in assessing the trustworthiness, relevance and results of the published papers. While, trustworthiness, relevance and results are part of academic integrity of the published paper; JBI teaches you on being able to distinguish between poor-quality and high-quality research articles.

• Go to the JBI website.
• Next, click on the level of evidence (a study) you are interested to do a report/critical appraisal, and find the downloadable checklist word document.
• Now you will have a tool to critically appraise the collected literature by the international standards.

• The first matron of Royal Adelaide Hospital
• Lived between 1849-1866
• At first, JBI was located at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, later it was transferred into University of Adelaide in Australia

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• Nurses at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, with signatures, 1900

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Reference:

Joanna briggs at the university of victoria: Foundations and the future | UVic nursing. (2016, September 22). UVIC Nursing. https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/nursingresearch/2016/09/22/joanna-briggs-at-the-university-of-victoria-foundations-and-the-future/ 

A short history of a big idea: The joanna briggs institute 1996–2006. (2007). Ausmed Publications.

The EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network is an international organization that works to provide the reliable and valuable published health research literature. In addition, the EQUATOR provides transparent and accurate guidelines for filtering the articles in terms of already established standards.

• Go to the EQUATOR and find the "reporting guidelines for main study types."
• Next, click on the level of evidence you are interested to do a report/critical appraisal, and find the downloadable checklist word document.
• Now you will have a tool to critically appraise the collected literature by the international standards.

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The EQUATOR was the work of CONSORT and other groups. It began in March 2006 and officially launched in London in June 2008. UK NHS National Knowledge Service funded the programme for one year for the following objectives:

• to map the current status of all activities aimed at preparing and disseminating guidelines on reporting health research studies,
• identify key individuals working in the area, and
• establish relationships with potential key stakeholders.

Reference

History | the EQUATOR network. (2022). EQUATOR Network. https://www.equator-network.org/about-us/history/