https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002961020306838
IMRaD – identify the Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion sections of the articles:
what is the purpose/aim/rationale for the study?
what are the independent and dependent variables?
what is the research design? how did the researcher collect the data?
what are the key findings, conclusions, and recommendations?
Sample:
is the sample representative?
is the sample sufficient?
is there a sampling bias?
can we confidently generalize the findings to the wider population?
3. Research Design:
is the selected design appropriate?
could they have done something differently to ensure validity?
4. Are the findings statistically significant?
5. What might have biased the results?
6. What are the major limitations of the study?
7. Do you agree with the researcher’s interpretation? Are the conclusions logical based on the data?
8. Is the study current? Is the study relevant?
9. Is the study helpful to your clinical practice? How does it relate to current Best Practice Guidelines?