Health Sciences Research Methods Guide

Assessing an article for bias is often called critical appraisal. Bias can be introduced at any point in a research study—there's even something called publication bias! 

Assessing for risk of bias will vary depending on the type of study you are analyzing. For example, if you're analyzing a Randomized Control Trial, you'll assess whether the patients were properly randomized, but if you are looking at a cohort study, you won't assess for patient randomization. 

Below, you'll find general resources for reading and evaluating research, as well as resources for evaluation based on study type. 

● Latitudes Network: Search for tools by study design

● The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM): Critical Appraisal Tools

● Critical Appraisals Skills Programme (CASP): Checklists

● BMJ Best Practice: Critical Appraisal Checklists

● Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI): Critical Appraisal Tools

● Best Bets: BETS CA Worksheets

● Knowledge Translation Program: Critical Appraisal Worksheets Logbook

● NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Study Quality Assessment Tools