CASP - Critical Appraisal Skills Programme - Glossary https://casp-uk.net/glossary/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:41:52 +0000 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb enquiry@bybsite.co.uk (CASP - Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) Prevalence https://casp-uk.net/glossary/prevalence/ https://casp-uk.net/glossary/prevalence/ This is a measure of the proportion of people in a population who have a disease at a point in time, or over some period of time.

]]> rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk (Ruth Brice) Glossary Mon, 08 Aug 2022 09:21:40 +0000 Validity https://casp-uk.net/glossary/validity/ https://casp-uk.net/glossary/validity/ Validity refers to the soundness or rigour of a study. A study is valid if the way it is designed and carried out means that the results are unbiased – that is, it gives you a more trustworthy estimate of clinical effectiveness.

]]> rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk (Ruth Brice) Glossary Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:27:36 +0000 Transferability https://casp-uk.net/glossary/transferability/ https://casp-uk.net/glossary/transferability/ Transferability means that the research findings can be transferred from one context to similar situations or participants.

]]> rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk (Ruth Brice) Glossary Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:27:08 +0000 Cochrane https://casp-uk.net/glossary/the-cochrane-collaboration/ https://casp-uk.net/glossary/the-cochrane-collaboration/ Cochrane is an international organisation that aims to help people make well-informed decisions about health care by preparing, maintaining, and ensuring the accessibility of systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare interventions.

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]]> rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk (Ruth Brice) Glossary Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:26:16 +0000 Campbell Collaboration https://casp-uk.net/glossary/the-campbell-collaboration/ https://casp-uk.net/glossary/the-campbell-collaboration/ The Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions in Crime & Justice, Education, International Development, and Social Welfare.

]]> rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk (Ruth Brice) Glossary Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:25:33 +0000 Systematic Review https://casp-uk.net/glossary/systematic-review/ https://casp-uk.net/glossary/systematic-review/ A systematic review is a review in which evidence on a topic has been systematically identified, appraised and summarised according to predetermined criteria.

Read more about what a systematic review is and why they are important.

]]> rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk (Ruth Brice) Glossary Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:25:01 +0000 Survival Curve https://casp-uk.net/glossary/survival-curve/ https://casp-uk.net/glossary/survival-curve/ Survival curve is a curve that starts at 100% of the study population and shows the percentage of the population still surviving at successive time intervals.

]]> rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk (Ruth Brice) Glossary Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:24:34 +0000 Statistical Power https://casp-uk.net/glossary/statistical-power/ https://casp-uk.net/glossary/statistical-power/ Statistical power is the power, or ability, of a study to detect a difference if a difference really exists​.

]]> rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk (Ruth Brice) Glossary Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:23:29 +0000 Standardised Mean Difference https://casp-uk.net/glossary/standardised-mean-difference/ https://casp-uk.net/glossary/standardised-mean-difference/ Standardised mean difference is used to combine results from studies using different ways of measuring the same concept, e.g. mental health. By expressing the effects as a standardised value, the results can be combined since they have no units. Sometimes referred to as a ‘d’ index.

]]> rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk (Ruth Brice) Glossary Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:22:53 +0000