https://casp-uk.net/glossary/feed/atom/ 2026-03-27T02:41:54+00:00 CASP - Critical Appraisal Skills Programme enquiry@bybsite.co.uk Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2022-08-08T09:21:40+00:00 2022-08-08T09:21:40+00:00 https://casp-uk.net/glossary/prevalence/ Ruth Brice rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p> 2022-08-05T15:27:36+00:00 2022-08-05T15:27:36+00:00 https://casp-uk.net/glossary/validity/ Ruth Brice rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk

<p>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 <a href="https://casp-uk.net//glossary/clinical-effectiveness/">clinical effectiveness</a>.</p>

<p>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 <a href="https://casp-uk.net//glossary/clinical-effectiveness/">clinical effectiveness</a>.</p> 2022-08-05T15:27:08+00:00 2022-08-05T15:27:08+00:00 https://casp-uk.net/glossary/transferability/ Ruth Brice rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk

<p>Transferability means that the research findings can be transferred from one context to similar situations or participants.</p>

<p>Transferability means that the research findings can be transferred from one context to similar situations or participants.</p> 2022-08-05T15:26:16+00:00 2022-08-05T15:26:16+00:00 https://casp-uk.net/glossary/the-cochrane-collaboration/ Ruth Brice rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk

<p>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.</p> <p>Visit Cochrane <a href="https://www.cochrane.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a></p>

<p>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.</p> <p>Visit Cochrane <a href="https://www.cochrane.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a></p> 2022-08-05T15:25:33+00:00 2022-08-05T15:25:33+00:00 https://casp-uk.net/glossary/the-campbell-collaboration/ Ruth Brice rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk

<p>The Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions in Crime &amp; Justice, Education, International Development, and Social Welfare.</p>

<p>The Campbell Collaboration is an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions in Crime &amp; Justice, Education, International Development, and Social Welfare.</p> 2022-08-05T15:25:01+00:00 2022-08-05T15:25:01+00:00 https://casp-uk.net/glossary/systematic-review/ Ruth Brice rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk

<p>A systematic review is a review in which evidence on a topic has been systematically identified, appraised and summarised according to predetermined criteria.</p> <p>Read more about <a href="https://casp-uk.net/news/what-is-a-systematic-review/">what a systematic review is and why they are important</a>.</p>

<p>A systematic review is a review in which evidence on a topic has been systematically identified, appraised and summarised according to predetermined criteria.</p> <p>Read more about <a href="https://casp-uk.net/news/what-is-a-systematic-review/">what a systematic review is and why they are important</a>.</p> 2022-08-05T15:24:34+00:00 2022-08-05T15:24:34+00:00 https://casp-uk.net/glossary/survival-curve/ Ruth Brice rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p> 2022-08-05T15:23:29+00:00 2022-08-05T15:23:29+00:00 https://casp-uk.net/glossary/statistical-power/ Ruth Brice rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk

<p>Statistical power is the power, or ability, of a study to detect a difference if a difference really exists​.</p>

<p>Statistical power is the power, or ability, of a study to detect a difference if a difference really exists​.</p> 2022-08-05T15:22:53+00:00 2022-08-05T15:22:53+00:00 https://casp-uk.net/glossary/standardised-mean-difference/ Ruth Brice rich@beyondyourbrand.co.uk

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>