Evidence Based Medicine: Background/Foreground Questions

6S Hierarchy of Evidence Based Resources

Developed in 2009 (1), the 6S Hierarchy of Evidence Based Resources is a useful model for guiding clinical decision making.

The model proposes 6 layers of evidence sources. The search for evidence based resources should begin at the highest possible layer.

For more information of each tab:

1. Systems
2. Summaries
3. Synopses of synthesis
4. Synthesis
5. Synopses of studies
6. Studies
   

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1. DiCenso A, Bayley L, Haynes RB (2009). Accessing pre-appraised evidence: fine-tuning the 5S model into a 6S model. Evidence-Based Nursing, 12(4),99-101.