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RAPID CRITICAL APPRAISAL QUESTIONS FOR QUALITATIVE EVIDENCE
VALIDITY
1.Are the results of the study valid (i.e., trustworthy and credible)?	Yes	No	Unknown
a. How were study participants chosen?
b. How were accuracy and completeness of data assured?
c. How plausible/believable are the results?
i. Are implications of the research stated?	Yes	No	Unknown
1. May new insights increase sensitivity to others’ needs?	Yes	No	Unknown
2. May understandings enhance situational competence?	Yes	No	Unknown
a. What is the effect on the reader?
1. Are results plausible and believable?	Yes	No	Unknown
2. Is the reader imaginatively drawn into the experience?	Yes	No	Unknown
RELIABILITY
2.What were the results?
a. Does the research approach fit the purpose of the study?	Yes	No	Unknown
i. How does the researcher identify the study approach?	Yes	No	Unknown
1. Are language and concepts consistent with the approach?	Yes	No	Unknown
2. Are data collection and analysis techniques appropriate?	Yes	No	Unknown
ii. Is the significance/importance of the study explicit?	Yes	No	Unknown
1. Does review of the literature support a need for the study?	Yes	No	Unknown
2. What is the study’s potential contribution?
iii. Is the sampling strategy clear and guided by study needs?	Yes	No	Unknown
1. Does the researcher control selection of the sample?	Yes	No	Unknown
2. Do sample composition and size reflect study needs?	Yes	No	Unknown
b. Is the phenomenon (human experience) clearly identified?
i. Are data collection procedures clear?	Yes	No	Unknown
1. Are sources and means of verifying data explicit?	Yes	No	Unknown
2. Are researcher roles and activities explained?	Yes	No	Unknown
1. Does analysis guide direction of sampling and when it ends?	Yes	No	Unknown
2. Are data management processes described?	Yes	No	Unknown
c. What are the reported results (description or interpretation)?
i. How are specific findings presented?
1. Is presentation logical, consistent, and easy to follow?	Yes	No	Unknown
2. Do quotes fit the findings they are intended to illustrate?	Yes	No	Unknown
ii. How are overall results presented?
1. Are meanings derived from data described in context?	Yes	No	Unknown
2. Does the writing effectively promote understanding?	Yes	No	Unknown
APPLICABILITY
3. Will the results help me in caring for my patients?
a. Are the results relevant to persons in similar situations?	Yes	No	Unknown
b. Are the results relevant to patient values and/or circumstances?	Yes	No	Unknown
c. How may the results be applied in clinical practice?
Would you use the study results in your practice to make a difference in patient outcomes? •If yes, how? •If yes, why? •If no, why not?
Additional Comments/Reflections: Recommendation for article use within a body of evidence: