Critical appraisal form – Article 1
Lin, F.R., et al., Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults. JAMA internal medicine, 2013. 173(4): p. 293-299
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 outcome measures used to answer the study question are relevant to that purpose and are measured appropriately / 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
vanHooren, S.A.H., et al., Does cognitive function in older adults with hearing impairment improve by hearing aid use? International journal of audiology, 2005. 44(5): p. 265-271.
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 outcome measures used to answer the study question are relevant to that purpose and are measured appropriately / 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
Jorgensen, Palmer and Fischer 2014, Evaluation of Hearing Status at the time of dementia diagnosis, Audiology Today, Jan/Feb 2014 p38-45
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 outcome measures used to answer the study question are relevant to that purpose and are measured appropriately / 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