Evidence-Based Information
"Evidence-based," a descriptor that is often used to describe medically-related reference resources is, unfortunately, often used indiscriminately and without merit.
For a health reference resource to truly be called evidence-based, conclusions must be based on the best available evidence. Conclusions can be based on the best available evidence only if the evidence is consistently and systematically identified, evaluated and selected. EBSCOhost product content is determined by the best available point-of-care evidence.
EBSCO presents evidence-based information that conforms to the following critical, seven-step process:
- Systematically identifying all applicable evidence
- Systematically selecting the best available evidence from that identified
- Systematically evaluating the selected evidence (critical appraisal)
- Objectively reporting the relevant findings and quality of the evidence
- Synthesizing multiple evidence reports
- Deriving overall conclusions and recommendations from the evidence synthesis
- Changing the conclusions when new evidence alters the best available evidence
