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Table 7.2 Desirable Attributes of Summative Documents Used to Answer an
EBP Question
Attribute Question
Applicability to phenomenon of
interest
Does the summative document address the particular
practice question of interest (same population, same
setting)?
Comprehensiveness of search
strategy
Do the authors identify search strategies that move
beyond the typical databases, such as MEDLINE and
CINAHL?
Are published and unpublished works included?
Clarity of method Do the authors clearly specify how decisions were
made to include and exclude studies from the analysis
and how data were analyzed?
Unity and consistency of
findings
Is there cohesive organization of study findings so
that meaningful separation and synthesis of relevant
concepts are clear to the reader?
Does the publication contain logically organized tables
with consistent information relative to the applicability
of findings?
Management of study quality Do the authors clearly describe how the review
addresses study quality?
Transparency of limitations Are methodological limitations disclosed?
Believability of conclusions Do the conclusions appear to be based on the
evidence and capture the complexity of the clinical
phenomenon?
Collective expertise Were the review and synthesis done by a single
individual with expertise or a group of experts?
Adapted from Whittemore (2005), Conn (2004), and Stetler et al. (1998).