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Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) for a Prognostic Study Title: Clinical Bottom Line: Clinical Scenario: Clinical Question: Search Terms: Summary of Study: Was a defined, representative sample of patients assembled at a common (usually early) point in the course of their disease? Was the patient follow-up sufficiently long and complete? Were objective outcome criteria applied in a blind fashion?
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If subgroups with different prognoses are identified, was there Yes No Cant tell adjustment for important prognostic factors? Was there validation in an independent group (test set) of patients? Are the valid results of this prognosis study important? How? Can we apply this valid, important evidence about prognosis in caring for our patient? Other relevant information: The Evidence
Townsend,E. (2014,January). Evidence Based Practice for Physical Therapists [Course material]. MGH IHP PT 741.