Evidence Based Practice (EBP) Research

Evidence Hierarchies

Finding and evaluating evidence is the second phase in the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model (JHEBP). Evidence hierarchies guide identifying the best evidence for decision-making based on the rigor of the methods used (level) and the execution of the study or reporting (quality). Appraisal begins with identifying the level of evidence and then the quality. The combination of level and quality determines the overall determination of the strength of the evidence. 

• Finding and Using Health Statistics

  This course for librarians and students in health sciences describes different types of health statistics, how they are collected, and where they can be found.

• United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine. The Task Force works to improve the health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services.

Trip Pro (Robot Analyzer Tool) 

Trip Scores: Measures the risk of bias in randomized controlled and clinical trial studies, and expert opinion or reviews (narrative) versus evidence-based literature.

Curtis, Alexa Colgrove PhD, MPH, FNP, PMHNP; Keeler, Courtney PhD. Sampling Design in Nursing Research. AJN, American Journal of Nursing: March 2021 - Volume 121 - Issue 3 - p 53-57. 

Spence J. D. (2020). The need for clinical judgement in the application of evidence-based medicine. BMJ evidence-based medicine, 25(5), 172–177. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111300