Critical appraisal form – Article 1
Laplante-Lévesque et al., Stages of change in adults with acquired hearing impairment seeking help for the first time: application of the transtheoretical model in audiologic rehabilitation.Ear and Hearing (2013).
Section 1: Internal validity
In a well conducted study... /Does this study do it?
/Notes
1.1 / The study addresses an appropriate and clearly focused research question / Yes No
1.2 / The importance of the question is clear / Yes
No
1.3 / The choice of study design is justified / Yes
No
1.4 / The data is collected in a way that addresses the research issue / Yes
No
1.5 / The results are clear and complete / Yes
No
1.6 / The results provide information of relevance to clinical practice / Yes
No
Section 2: OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDY
2.1 / Were steps taken to minimise the risk of bias in this study? / Yes
No
2.2 / Are the results of this study directly applicable to the patient group targeted? / Yes
No
2.3 / How well was the study conducted? / High quality (++)
Acceptable (+)
Unacceptable
Critical appraisal form – Article 2
Barker, F., et al.,Applying the COM-B behaviour model and Behaviour Change Wheel to develop an intervention to improve hearing aid use in adult auditory rehabilitation.International journal of audiology. (2016)
Section 1: Internal validity
In a well conducted study... /Does this study do it?
/Notes
1.1 / The study addresses an appropriate and clearly focused research question / Yes No
1.2 / The importance of the question is clear / Yes
No
1.3 / The choice of study design is justified / Yes
No
1.4 / The data is collected in a way that addresses the research issue / Yes
No
1.5 / The results are clear and complete / Yes
No
1.6 / The results provide information of relevance to clinical practice / Yes
No
Section 2: OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDY
2.1 / Were steps taken to minimise the risk of bias in this study? / Yes
No
2.2 / Are the results of this study directly applicable to the patient group targeted? / Yes
No
2.3 / How well was the study conducted? / High quality (++)
Acceptable (+)
Unacceptable
Critical appraisal form – Article 3
Heffernan, E., et al.,Understanding the psychosocial experiences of adults with mild-moderate hearing loss: An application of Leventhal’s self-regulatory model. International journal of audiology. (2016)
Section 1: Internal validity
In a well conducted study... /Does this study do it?
/Notes
1.1 / The study addresses an appropriate and clearly focused research question / Yes No
1.2 / The importance of the question is clear / Yes
No
1.3 / The choice of study design is justified / Yes
No
1.4 / The data is collected in a way that addresses the research issue / Yes
No
1.5 / The results are clear and complete / Yes
No
1.6 / The results provide information of relevance to clinical practice / Yes
No
Section 2: OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE STUDY
2.1 / Were steps taken to minimise the risk of bias in this study? / Yes
No
2.2 / Are the results of this study directly applicable to the patient group targeted? / Yes
No
2.3 / How well was the study conducted? / High quality (++)
Acceptable (+)
Unacceptable