Identify & locate the best available evidence-based research to answer your question
Once the question has been clarified, the next task is to begin to identify & locate the best available evidence-based research to answer your question:
What level of evidence/study type is required?
The type of evidence you require is dependent upon whether your research is primarily qualitative or quantitative in nature, and whether the focus is clinical or non-clinical.
Where to search
The published journal literature is not the only source that you may need to consult. Other avenues to consider include statistical sources and the grey literature.
What level of evidence and study type are required?
The level of evidence/ study type you require is dependent upon whether your research is primarily qualitative or quantitative in nature, and whether the focus is clinical or non-clinical.
Quantitative and Clinical Research
| Levels of Evidence | Research Question & Study Type | ||||||||||||||
|
Evidence-Based Practice: Study Design. |
|
Qualitative and Non-Clinical Research
| Levels of evidence | Research question & Study type | ||
 |
 |
||
|
|
Useful resources
Where to search
The published journal literature is not the only source that you may need to consult. Other avenues to consider include statistical sources and the grey literature.
Some useful resources:
