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Applying the evidence
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3-1 Do the outcomes measured matter to you? |
Six key slides produced by the University of Western Australia on applying evidence in practice.
Key Concepts addressed:- 1-11 Explanations about how treatments work can be wrong
- 2-5 People should not know which treatment they get
- 2-11 Subgroup analyses may be misleading
- 2-12 Relative measures of effects can be misleading
- 2-12 Single studies can be misleading
Details
This resource on applying evidence in practice has been produced by the University of Western Australia.
Introduction
Even if research evidence has internal validity, it often applies to the ‘ideal’ patient who has been selected for a clinical trial, and estimates an ‘average’ benefit for that patient. However, to decide whether you can apply that evidence to your patient, you must consider:
- that individual’s characteristics, preferences, values
- the environment in which you practice
- the practitioner’s expertise and familiarity with an intervention
You are now looking at external validity.