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Table 2 BEME quality indicators (Buckleyet al. [24])

From: A BEME (Best Evidence in Medical Education) systematic review of the use of workplace-based assessment in identifying and remediating poor performance among postgraduate medical trainees

 

Questions

Research question

Is the research question or hypothesis clearly stated?

Study subjects

Is the subject group appropriate for the study being carried out?

Data collection methods

Are the methods used appropriate for the research question and context?

Completeness of data

Attrition rates/acceptable questionnaire response rates

Risk of bias assessment

Is a statement of author positionality and a risk of bias assessment included?

Analysis of results

Are the statistical and other methods of results analysis used appropriate?

Conclusions

Is it clear that the data justify the conclusions drawn?

Reproducibility

Could the study be repeated by other researchers?

Prospective

Is the study prospective?

Ethical issues

Are all ethical issues articulated and managed appropriately?

Triangulation

Were results supported by data from more than one source?