Discussion: Quality Checklist

Review the following two research studies.

1. Garne, D., Watson, M., Chapman, S., & Byrne, F. (2005). Environmental tobacco smoke research published in the journal Indoor and Built Environment and associations with the tobacco industry. Lancet, 365(9461), 804-9.

2. Sclar, E. D., Garau, P., Carolini, G. (2005). The 21st century health challenge of slums and cities. Lancet, 365(9462), 901-3;

Based on your review of the two studies, create a checklist to analyze the quality of research studies.

• Your checklist should not have more than 20 items. Avoid repetition.

• Explain how each item on the checklist helps evaluate a study.

• The checklist should be clearly worded. A person using it should not have to ask for an explanation of any item.