Week 10 Summary of Evidence - discussion

Category (Level Type) *

Total Number of Sources

Overall Quality Rating

Synthesis of Findings

Evidence That Answers the EBP Question

Level I

· Experimental study

· Randomized control trial

· Systematic review of RCTs with/without meta-analysis

Level II

· Quasi-experimental study

· Systematic review of combination of RCTs and quasi-experimental, or non-experimental with/without meta-analysis

Level III

· Non-experimental study

· Systematic review of combined RCTs, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental studies only, with/without meta-analysis

· Qualitative study or systematic review of qualitative studies with/without meta-synthesis

Level IV

· Opinion of respected authorities and/or reports of nationally recognized expert committees/ consensus panels based on scientific evidence

Level V

· Evidence obtained from literature reviews, quality improvement, program evaluation, financial evaluation, or case reports

· Opinion of nationally recognized experts based on experiential evidence

Recommendations Based on Evidence Synthesis and Selected Translation Pathway