# A structured paper-appraisal worksheet

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

Editorial worksheet. Not a generated clinical finding. Add source-supported notes and obtain physician review.

## 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.

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## 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?

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## Population and applicability

- Describe eligibility, setting, baseline characteristics and follow-up.

- State your research setting separately. Which source-supported differences matter?

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## 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.

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## 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.

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## 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?

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