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Developing and using a rubric for evaluating evidence-based medicine point-of-care tools
Suzanne Shurtz1, Margaret J Foster
1Instructional Service Librarian, Medical Sciences Library, Texas A&M University, 4462 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-4462, USA. sshurtz@library.tamu.edu
Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|July 15, 2011
Summary
Developing a rubric is crucial for evaluating evidence-based medicine (EBM) tools. Objective rubrics enhance EBM tool assessment, ensuring consistent and transparent evaluation of clinical information resources.
Area of Science:
- Health Sciences Librarianship
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Information Science
Background:
- Existing evaluations of evidence-based medicine (EBM) tools primarily focus on their ability to answer clinical questions.
- A need exists for standardized evaluation criteria applicable in health sciences library settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish a comprehensive rubric for evaluating EBM point-of-care tools.
- To develop criteria for both general tool assessment and clinical summary evaluation.
Main Methods:
- Literature search for existing EBM tool evaluations.
- Development of rubrics incorporating general tool criteria (content, search, quality, grading) and clinical summary criteria (treatment search, quality control).
Main Results:
- Minimal differences observed in EBM tool options, content coverage, and usability.
- Significant variation found in the transparency and process of evidence locating and grading methods across EBM tools.
Conclusions:
- Frequent evaluation of EBM tools is necessary due to their dynamic nature.
- Standardized evaluation methods, such as objective rubrics, are essential.
- EBM tools require enhanced transparency regarding authorship, review processes, evidence collection, and grading systems.
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