# A structured paper-appraisal worksheet

Separate what a paper reports from the evidence you need to assess it.

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Availability: live. Content review: editorial; Automated source and product-fact consistency checks; 2026-10-14.

## An inspectable template

This is an editorial worksheet, not a generated clinical finding or a private physician document. It shows the structure of a useful preparation without making conclusions about a patient or study.

- Paper identity and study design

- Abstract or full-text access

- Population and applicability

- Methods and risk of bias

- Results with source support

- Limits and your interpretation

## Use the worksheet with a real source

Start with a paper saved for a recurring department question. An appraisal field may read 'Allocation details: not established from the available abstract.' That is an access limit, not a positive or negative bias judgment. Add a judgment only when you can identify supporting source material.

### Paper identity and study design

Record the source identifier and the design the paper actually describes. What was the prespecified research question? Identify any related reports.

### Abstract or full-text access

List the material you read, including any supplement or study protocol. Which appraisal details cannot be established from the available source?

### Population and applicability

Describe eligibility, setting, baseline characteristics and follow-up. State your research setting separately. Which source-supported differences matter?

### Methods and risk of bias

What supports the allocation, measurement, missing-data and analysis judgments? Record the relevant passage for each judgment. Leave unavailable methods unresolved.

### Results with source support

Record outcome, time point, denominator, estimate and reported uncertainty. Attach the result's table or passage. Identify deviations from the planned analysis.

### Limits and your interpretation

Separate what the paper reports from your assessment of its relevance. What remains uncertain, and which source or question would resolve it?

## Review the completed work

Place the worksheet beside the paper and any AttendMe appraisal. Use it to check the basis of each important point. Keep reported findings, supported methods judgments and your applicability interpretation distinct.

## Use it with an original source

Fill the worksheet from material you can access, record source limitations and keep your interpretation distinct from reported results. The downloadable template uses the same sections shown here.

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