Posted: January 7th, 2016

Appraise the validity of quantitative study findings by review of the study design and its implementation. Particular reference should be paid to the potential for chance, bias and confounding to affect results.

• § Appraise the validity of quantitative study findings by review of the study design and its implementation. Particular reference should be paid to the potential for chance, bias and confounding to affect results.
• § Outline the impact of said paper and importance and/or relevance to public health.

I.    Instructions

1. You are invited to critically appraise a public health paper and submit your written

2. Your review will be marked on the basis of the attached mark

3. Choose ONE paper from the following:

1. Paper I – INTERVENTIONAL STUDY

Bhatt DL et al. A controlled trial of renal denervation for resistant hypertension. NEJM, 2014; 370: 1393-1401. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1402670

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1402670

1. Paper II – META-ANALYSIS

Flegal K et al. Association of all-cause mortality with overweight and obesity using standard body mass index categories: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA, 2013; 309(1): 71-82. DOI:10.1001/jama.2012.113905.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1555137&”

1. Paper III – OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Yusuf S et al. Cardiovascular risk and events in 17 low-, middle- and high-income countries. NEJM 2014; 371: 818-27. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1311890

Note: you may need to use your OpenAthens log in and password to access the papers.

4. Submit your appraisal in the form of a word-processed document using subheadings that respond to the mark