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Table 1 Questions and responses for identifying fatal flaws

From: The use of GRADE-CERQual in qualitative evidence synthesis: an evaluation of fidelity and reporting

Questions

Responses

How was GRADE-CERQual used?

CORRECT

1. Applied to assess confidence in individual review findings

FATAL FLAWS

2. Applied as an assessment of general confidence in review findings, or the review itself as a whole

3. Applied as a critical appraisal tool for included studies

4. Applied as a critical appraisal or reporting tool for the review

What type of data were underlying the review findings that GRADE-CERQual was applied to?

CORRECT

1. Qualitative

FATAL FLAWS

2. Qualitative and Quantitative

3. Quantitative only