Short Course Journal Review

an Introduction

Ageng Brahmadhi
Learning Objectives
Student are able to search scientifically valid
information
Student are able to conduct a journal review /
critical appraisal
Student are able to represent scientifically
valid information
Intro
Evidence-based medicine (EBM)
is the process of systematicallyreviewing,
appraising and using clinical research findings to
aid the delivery of optimum clinical care to
patients
scientific evidence
ReviewCommunicate
Evaluation
Search / Inteprate
/ Implement
Update
Appraise
/ Store and retrive
Information Searching
Why we need information searching ?
.....

Where we can find information ?

Internet
Library
Expert
Experience
.....

What kind of publication we need ?

 What might we found in library?
Textbook
Printed Journals
Atlas
Encyclopedia
Research report
 Information over internet

Solution ? ? ?

Filtering....
 Search strategies
focusing your search
Boolean operators, AND, OR, NOT
Specific websites
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
http://journals.bmj.com/
http://garuda.dikti.go.id/
Avoid scientific content from blog, Wikipedia
Always search good literature from trusted source!
 Problem that may arise...
Finding too much
Finding too little
Not academic enough
Publication Types
Popular article
News
Humor

Scientific article
Abstract
Journals
Research article
Review
Anatomy of The Article
Title
Author (s)
Abstract
This summarises the research paper, briefly
describing the reasons for doing the research, the
methodology, the overall findings and the
conclusions made.
Reading the abstract is a quick way of getting to know
the article
Intorduction
Explains what the research is about and why the
study was carried out
Cont...
Methods
detailed information about how the study was
actually carried out, the study design, sample,
population, sampling methods, intervention,
outcomes, measurement methods
Result
Research result, data, graphics, diagrams, subject
description
Discussion
Comparasion
Conclusion
Conflicts of interests / funding
Example
Journal Review
Journal article review
Critical appraisal
Meta analysis
Sistematic review

Assessing or look for the intellectual plot-

line of the article
The Methodology
Various Metodology
The basic and general methodology:
Question...
What is the purpose of this article?
What and why its important
The methods ? How about the measurement?
Etc...
Example

But, IMHO, traditional and basic review is not

enough..
You should do Critical appraisal
Critical Appraisal
Critical appraisal is the process of carefully
and systematically examining research to
judge its trustworthiness, and its value and
relevance in a particular context.

Why .... ? ........

Element of EBM
validity, results and relevance
 The steps of evidence-based medicine are:
asking answerable questions ...
PICO tools
Information Searching
Critical Appraisal
Action
Evaluate
PICO
Patient / Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Critical Appraisal
http://www.cebm.net/critical-appraisal/

STROBE
observational studies
Statement, Checklist
CONSORT
Laboratory / randomised controlled trials
Statement, Checklist

Note : this is the basic, some particular research, need

additional extension

Example
Question ???