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Can You Find This in the
Is the way this was done a Does the problem
paper
problem
threaten the validityof the
study
1
What is the research
It is concerned with the
question and/ or
impact on an intervention,
hypothesis
causality, or determining
the magnitude of a health
problem?
2
What is the studi type?
Is the study type
If not, how useful are the
appropiate to the research result produced by this
question?
tipe of the study?
3
What is the reference
Is the sampling frame
Does these threaten the
population? What are
appropiate for the
external validity of the
the sampling frame and reference population?
study
sampling methode?
Is there selection bias
4
Is an experimental
Has bias been introduced?
Does these threaten the
study, hoe were subjects
internal validity of the
assigned to groups,? In a
study
longitudinal study how
many reached final
follow up?
5
What are the study
Is there measurement error Is measurement error an
factors and how are they
important source of bias?
measured
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What are the outcome
1. Are all relevant
1) how important are
factors and how are they
outcomes assessed
ommited outcomes?
measured
2. Is there measurement
2) Is measurement error
error?
an important source of
bias
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What important
Are important confounder
Is confounding an
potential counfounders
controlled
important source of bias
are considered?
8
Are statistical test
Were the tests appropiate
considered
for the data? Are
confidence interval given?
Is the power given?
9
Are the result clinically/
Was the sample size
Is the study useful or is
socially important
sufficient to detect a
the result inconclusive
clinically/socially significant
result?
10
Why conclusions did the Do the result apply to the
Do you accept the result
authors reach about the population in which you
of this study?
reserach question? Did
would be interested?
they generate new
hypotheses? Do you
agree with the
conclusion
Note :Outcome obat ( efikasi, safety, acceptability, compliance)
Bagaimana apa bisa diaplikasikan ?? bias boleh tapi minimal tetapi tidak boleh ada
confounder
Menghilangkan pengganggu dengan pengambilan sampel.. misal dengan stratifikasi dan

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