Martin Dunbar

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How do I arrive at an overall judgement of the quality of a study when using the JBI quasi-experimental checklist?

I am currently teaching critical appraisal skills to MSc psychology students, many of whom will conduct a systematic review for their dissertation. We have covered appraising RCTs using the RoB-2...

09 February 2024 6,574 0 View

Where can I find the literature that discusses the issues that exist around the use of quality appraisal tools in systematic reviews?

I'm aware that there are criticisms of blindly applying checklist approaches, with associated summary scores, in quality appraisal, but what are the alternatives and where can I find the...

02 December 2022 6,737 4 View

In spinal cord/sacral nerve stimulators, is there any evidence suggesting it is better to deliver Pain Management Programmes before or after implant?

I'm aware of specific pre-habilitation programmes for these devices, but they muddy the waters as they provide information and advice around using the device. I am more interested in the delivery...

16 June 2016 6,476 6 View

In meta-analysis, is it sensible to only combine effect size estimates from studies that have used the exact same outcome measure?

For example, there are many self-report instruments for assessing depression. Can effect sizes generated from studies employing different measures of depression be pooled to provide an average...

04 April 2016 8,916 7 View