一篇学术论文到底是不是你要找的？我们提供一个核查表给你

文章的阅读能力是至关重要的。如何识别一篇文章是不是自己想要找的非常关键。所以知道如何评估一篇文章是必须掌握的技能。虽然不同的研究设计，可能评估的标准不同。但是总体原则还是有的。以下就从背景、方法、结果、讨论给出了一套核查表供大家参考。

Critical appraisal of…the Introduction

Does the article attempt to answer the same question as your clinical question?

Is the article recently published (within 5 years) or is it seminal (i.e. an earlier article but which has strongly influenced later developments)?

Is the journal peer-reviewed?

Do the authors present a hypothesis?

Critical appraisal of…the Methods

Is the study design valid for your question?

Are both inclusion and exclusion criteria described?

Is there an attempt to limit bias in the selection of participant groups?

Are there methodological protocols (i.e. blinding) used to limit other possible bias?

Do the research methods limit the influence of confounding variables?

Are the outcome measures valid for the health condition you are researching?

Critical appraisal of…the Results

Is there a table that describes the subjects’ demographics?

Are the baseline demographics between groups similar?

Are the subjects generalizable to your patient?

Are the statistical tests appropriate for the study design and clinical question?

Are the results presented within the paper?

Are the results statistically significant and how large is the difference between groups?

Is there evidence of significance fishing (i.e. changing statistical tests to ensure significance)?

Critical appraisal of…the Discussion/Conclusion

Do the authors attempt to contextualise non-significant data in an attempt to portray significance? (e.g. talking about findings which had a trend towards significance as if they were significant).

Do the authors acknowledge limitations in the article?

Are there any conflicts of interests noted?