0100,0100,0100Dear all:
As part of some model answers I am writing for a masters course,
the following question has come up:
Where would the results of an audit sit in the "hierarchy of
evidence"?
0100,0100,0100My own feeling is that most audits fall into the category of quasi-
scientific studies, with prospective audits, where the staff set out
to collect specific focussed data having more validity than
retrospective projects, which hope they can extract adequate data
from records collected for quite different purposes. Maybe a
prospective audit would have the standing of say a cohort study; a
retrospective audit that of a case-control study. Times New Roman
ArialAny ideas?
Rgds Alan
Alan O'Rourke
Lecturer
Wisdom Centre for Network Learning
http://wisdomnet.co.uk/index.html
Institute of General Practice
Community Sciences Centre
Northern General Hospital Sheffield S5 7AU
Tel: 0114 271 5095
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