Use the checklist from the site below to assess the quality of the evidence presented in the article. NOTE: the article or guideline should be recent (preferably within the past 2 years and not more than 5 years old).
Original Research Article or Meta-analysis Appraisal Tool:
https://www.mghpcs.org/EED_Portal/Documents/PI_EBP/Jon_Hopikins_Tools/Research_Evidence_Appraisal_Tool_fillable.pdf
or
For Non-Research Article Evidence Based Practice Appraisal Tool
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/evidence-based-practice/_docs/appendix_f_nonresearch_evidence_appraisal_tool.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33017565/ Article
Fritz, J. M., Lane, E., McFadden, M., Brennan, G., Magel, J. S., Thackeray, A., Minick, K., Meier, W., & Greene, T. (2021). Physical Therapy Referral From Primary Care for Acute Back Pain With Sciatica : A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of internal medicine, 174(1), 8–17. https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-4187
