List which articles in the review are quantitative
The results section (section 3) includes all the quantitative data that was needed to be
measured for this study. This includes figures 1-9.
What questions led you to select these articles as quantitative?
Is the prevalence of depression amongst caregivers who take care of elderly patients with
dementia significantly higher than caregivers who take care of elderly patients without
dementia?
Are women more prone to depression than men?
Does age effect the prevalence of depression?
Does race effect the prevalence of depression?
Are spouses more prone to depression?
Does a higher workload influence the prevalence of depression?
Are caregivers who take care of patients with higher care needs more prone to depression?
Are caregivers of patients with higher cognitive function less prone to depression than
caregivers of patients with severe dementia?
Are caregivers of patients with behavioral disturbances due to dementia more prone to
depression than caregivers whose patients do not have these problems?
What questions will you ask when critically appraising the research review?
Is there a table that describes the subjects’ demographics?
Do the authors present a hypothesis?
Are the outcome measures valid for the health condition you are researching?
Is there an attempt to limit bias in the selection of participantgroups?
Are the baseline demographics between groups similar?
Are there any conflicts of interests noted?
Are the results presented within the paper?
Do the authors acknowledge limitations in the article?
