//set this to the number of criteria!!! numberofcriteria = 16; numberofranges = 7; optionrange= new Array(); optionrange[0]="Select option..."; optionrange[1]="100-80 (Outstanding)"; optionrange[2]="79-70 (1st class piece of work)"; optionrange[3]="69-60 (Good but with faults)"; optionrange[4]="59-50 (An adequate pass)"; optionrange[5]="49-40 (A fail)"; optionrange[6]="39-0 (A bad fail)"; var criteria1 = new Array(); var criteria2 = new Array(); var criteria3 = new Array(); var criteria4 = new Array(); var criteria5 = new Array(); var criteria6 = new Array(); var criteria7 = new Array(); var criteria8 = new Array(); var criteria9 = new Array(); var criteria10 = new Array(); var criteria11 = new Array(); var criteria12 = new Array(); var criteria13 = new Array(); var criteria14 = new Array(); var criteria15 = new Array(); var criteria16 = new Array(); marksavailable1 = 0; criteria1[0] = "1. Statement of problem / research question "; criteria1[1] = "Outstandingly clear statement of review question. All elements present in a single section. Use of PICO (or acceptable alternative). Clear definition of inclusion/exclusion criteria. "; criteria1[2] = "Good clear statement of review question. All elements present in a single section. Use of PICO (or acceptable alternative). Clear definition of inclusion/exclusion criteria. "; criteria1[3] = "Good clear statement of review question. All elements present but not necessarily in a single section. Use of PICO (or acceptable alternative). Satisfactory definition of inclusion/ exclusion criteria. "; criteria1[4] = "Review question present but some aspects not clear. Occasional inclusion/exclusion criteria missing or unclear. "; criteria1[5] = "No statement of review question. Elements of the review question only identifiable from scattered places throughout the document. Inclusion/ exclusion criteria missing. "; criteria1[6] = "No statement of review question. Some elements of the question missing entirely. "; marksavailable2 = 0; criteria2[0] = "2. Justification for review "; criteria2[1] = "Outstandingly clear case for importance of review. Up-to-date statistics for incidence/ prevalence etc. Alternatives to intervention clearly outlined. Up-to-date references used. "; criteria2[2] = "Good clear case for importance of review. Up-to-date statistics for incidence/ prevalence etc. Alternatives to intervention outlined. Up-to-date references used. "; criteria2[3] = "Good case for importance of review. Generally up-to-date statistics for incidence/ prevalence etc. Alternatives to intervention outlined. Mostly up-to-date references used. "; criteria2[4] = "Some good arguments made. Isolated up-to-date statistics for incidence/ prevalence etc. No identification of alternatives to intervention. Isolated up-to-date references. "; criteria2[5] = "Very limited case for importance of review. No up-to-date statistics for incidence/ prevalence etc. Alternatives to intervention not outlined. Outdated references used. "; criteria2[6] = "No case made for importance of review. No statistics for incidence/ prevalence etc. No alternatives given to intervention. References outdated or absent. "; marksavailable3 = 0; criteria3[0] = "3. Quality of search strategy "; criteria3[1] = "Exemplary identification of all major sources. Demonstrates widest possible of search techniques other than electronic databases. Description adequate to re-run it. Evaluation of effectiveness of the search. "; criteria3[2] = "Good identification of all major sources.. Awareness of, but not necessarily demonstration of, search techniques other than electronic databases. Good description; some evaluation of effectiveness of the search. "; criteria3[3] = "Identification of most major sources. Comprehensive searches conducted across most sources. Awareness of, but no demonstration of, search techniques other than electronic databases. Good description, but no evaluation. "; criteria3[4] = "Identification of some major sources. Limited awareness of search techniques other than electronic databases. No evaluation; some omissions from description make search non-reproducible. "; criteria3[5] = "Very limited identification of major sources. Minimal awareness of search techniques other than electronic databases. Significant omissions make literature search completely non-reproducible. No evaluation. "; criteria3[6] = "Omission of most major sources. No demonstration of search techniques in electronic databases or in other search techniques. Neither evaluation of the search of description of the search strategy. "; marksavailable4 = 0; criteria4[0] = "4. Technical quality [from Search strategy] "; criteria4[1] = "Outstanding demonstration of awareness of complexities of searching. Excellent technical ability in broadening or narrowing search according to initial retrieval. Outstanding proficiency in applying date/ language/ publication type limits. "; criteria4[2] = "Good demonstration of awareness of complexities of searching. Good technical ability in broadening or narrowing search according to initial results received. Generally proficient in applying appropriate date/language/ publication type limits. "; criteria4[3] = "Good demonstration of awareness of complexities of searching. Some technical ability in broadening or narrowing search according to initial retrieval. Some evidence of proficiency in applying appropriate date/ language/ publication type limits. "; criteria4[4] = "Sound demonstration of awareness of complexities of searching. Limited technical ability in broadening or narrowing search according to initial retrieval. Limited proficiency in applying appropriate date/ language/ publication type limits. "; criteria4[5] = "Very limited awareness of complexities of searching. No technical ability in broadening or narrowing search according to initial retrieval. No proficiency in applying appropriate date/ language/ publication type limits. "; criteria4[6] = "Search strategy missing or incomplete. "; marksavailable5 = 0; criteria5[0] = "5. Quality assessment "; criteria5[1] = "Exemplary. "; criteria5[2] = "Excellent. "; criteria5[3] = "Good. "; criteria5[4] = "Satisfactory. "; criteria5[5] = "Weak. "; criteria5[6] = "Missing. "; marksavailable6 = 0; criteria6[0] = "6. Use of checklist "; criteria6[1] = "Excellent choice of appropriate use of checklist for each study. "; criteria6[2] = "Good choice of checklist with justification of choice of checklist. "; criteria6[3] = "Good choice of checklist but with little justification of choice. "; criteria6[4] = "Good choice of checklist but no justification of choice, Occasional errors or misunderstandings. "; criteria6[5] = "Inappropriate choice of checklist or use of own criteria; no justification. Frequent errors or misunderstandings. "; criteria6[6] = "No explicit checklist or assessment framework. "; marksavailable7 = 0; criteria7[0] = "7. Assessment across studies "; criteria7[1] = "Extremely perceptive analysis and commentary on flaws or limitations of literature. Excellent assessment of relative merits of each study. "; criteria7[2] = "Perceptive analysis and commentary on flaws or limitations of literature. Good assessment of relative merits of each study. "; criteria7[3] = "Good analysis and commentary on flaws or limitations of literature. Some assessment of relative merits of each study. "; criteria7[4] = "Some analysis and commentary on flaws or limitations of literature. Perfunctory assessment of relative merits of each study. "; criteria7[5] = "Very limited analysis or commentary on flaws or limitations of literature. Absence of assessment of relative merits of each study. "; criteria7[6] = "No analysis or commentary on flaws or limitations of literature. No attempt to assess relative merits of each study. "; marksavailable8 = 0; criteria8[0] = "8. Selection and extraction of variables "; criteria8[1] = "Exhaustive identification of variables from source studies. Fully transparent process of data extraction to facilitate synthesis. "; criteria8[2] = "Comprehensive identification of all key variables from source studies. Generally transparent process of data extraction. "; criteria8[3] = "Good identification of almost all key variables from source studies. Largely transparent process of data extraction. "; criteria8[4] = "Selective identification of key variables with some omissions. Occasional lack of transparency in process of data extraction. "; criteria8[5] = "Very limited identification of variables with important omissions. Overall lack of transparency in process of data extraction. "; criteria8[6] = "Very poor identification of variables for extraction. Complete lack of transparency or omission of data extraction process. "; marksavailable9 = 0; criteria9[0] = "9. Synthesis of evidence "; criteria9[1] = "Excellent organisation and synthesis of evidence base, showing high level judgment on issues such as heterogeneity / homogeneity. "; criteria9[2] = "Good organisation and synthesis of evidence base, showing competent judgment on issues such as heterogeneity / homogeneity. "; criteria9[3] = "Good organisation and synthesis of evidence base, but limited awareness of issues such as heterogeneity / homogeneity. "; criteria9[4] = "Basic skills in synthesis of evidence base, but limited awareness of issues such as heterogeneity / homogeneity. "; criteria9[5] = "Poor skills in synthesis of evidence base, little or no discussion of issues such as heterogeneity / homogeneity. "; criteria9[6] = "Methods of synthesis of evidence base, missing or inappropriate, no awareness of issues such as heterogeneity / homogeneity. "; marksavailable10 = 0; criteria10[0] = "10. Data Presentation. "; criteria10[1] = "Outstanding use of tables and/or graphs with complete integration and coherence with the text. "; criteria10[2] = "Good use of tables and/or graphs generally integrated and coherent with the text. "; criteria10[3] = "Good use of tables and/or graphs generally Complementary to but not necessarily integrated and coherent with text. "; criteria10[4] = "Selective use of tables and/or graphs. Some possible opportunities missed. "; criteria10[5] = "Very limited use of tables and/or graphs. Many possible opportunities missed. "; criteria10[6] = "Very minimal use or even absence of tables and graphs. "; marksavailable11 = 0; criteria11[0] = "11. Strength of evidence "; criteria11[1] = "Outstanding achievement in indicating overall strength of evidence. Extremely perceptive qualitative assessment of relative costs and of relative benefits. "; criteria11[2] = "Good indication of overall strength of evidence. Generally perceptive qualitative assessment of relative costs and of relative benefits. "; criteria11[3] = "Good indication of overall strength of evidence. Qualitative assessment of either relative costs or relative benefits. "; criteria11[4] = "Some indication of overall strength of evidence. Qualitative assessment of either relative costs or relative benefits. "; criteria11[5] = "Limited indication of overall strength of evidence. No assessment of relative costs or of relative benefits. "; criteria11[6] = "No indication of overall strength of evidence. No assessment of relative costs or of relative benefits. "; marksavailable12 = 0; criteria12[0] = "12. Recommendations "; criteria12[1] = "Extremely perceptive recommendations for clinical practice and future research, fully justified from the search and analysis of retrieved documents. "; criteria12[2] = "Good indication of overall strength of recommendation; perceptive assessment of either recommendations for practice or future research. "; criteria12[3] = "Good indication of overall strength of recommendation. Some assessment of either recommendations for practice or future research. Justified by literature. "; criteria12[4] = "Some indication of overall strength of recommendation. and implications for practice or research, but weaker links to the literature. "; criteria12[5] = "Little assessment of recommendations for practice or future research; failure to justify these from the review. "; criteria12[6] = "No clear recommendation for practice or future research; or recommendations without support from the review. "; marksavailable13 = 0; criteria13[0] = "13. Conclusion and Resolution "; criteria13[1] = "Excellent link to original review question. Consistent with findings of literature. Areas of uncertainty around results clearly identified. "; criteria13[2] = "Good link to original review question. Generally consistent with findings of literature. Some uncertainties identified. "; criteria13[3] = "Good link to original review question. Generally consistent with findings of literature. Isolated uncertainties identified. "; criteria13[4] = "No link to original review question. Occasional inconsistencies with findings of literature. Superficial discussion of uncertainties. "; criteria13[5] = "No link to original review question. Identifiable inconsistencies with findings of literature. Some aspects of summary missing. "; criteria13[6] = "Summary missing or incomplete. "; marksavailable14 = 0; criteria14[0] = "14. Style, grammar and spelling "; criteria14[1] = "Very effective use of English. Clear and easy to read. "; criteria14[2] = "Very effective use of English. Clear and easy to read. "; criteria14[3] = "Effective use of English. Clear and easy to read. "; criteria14[4] = "Style acceptable. "; criteria14[5] = "Style sometimes makes work difficult to understand. Style is too colloquial. "; criteria14[6] = "Style makes work largely incomprehensible. "; marksavailable15 = 0; criteria15[0] = "15. Presentation of data and references. "; criteria15[1] = "Excellent use of relevant data, examples figures, and models. References accurately cited and listed. "; criteria15[2] = "Excellent use of relevant data, examples, figures, and models. References accurately cited and listed. "; criteria15[3] = "Good use of relevant data examples, figures, and models. References accurately cited and listed. "; criteria15[4] = "Some good use of relevant data examples, figures, models. Missing or incorrect citations and/or bibliography entries. "; criteria15[5] = "Little use of figs models relevant data or examples. Many errors in citation or bibliography entries: e.g. missing or incorrect. Little apparent under-standing of referencing. References used rarely. "; criteria15[6] = "No appropriate references to data, examples or class notes. No referencing and/or bibliography. "; marksavailable16 = 0; criteria16[0] = "16. Overall presentation "; criteria16[1] = "Outstanding presentation. Well organised & presented. Students' Handbook followed. "; criteria16[2] = "Excellent presentation. Well organised and presented. Students' Handbook followed. "; criteria16[3] = "Well organised and well presented. Students' Handbook followed. "; criteria16[4] = "Presentation generally satisfactory. Some elements not as per Students' Handbook. "; criteria16[5] = "Unacceptable presentation. Pagination, title, margins, & paragraphs need attention. "; criteria16[6] = "Unacceptable presentation. Pagination, title, margins, & paragraphs need attention. 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