Relevant evidence

Are the interventions used in evidence sources different from those available to you?

Always ask yourself if the intervention is relevant or practical in your setting?

An evaluation of the effects of an action conducted in a controlled environment may not provide a reliable estimate of its effects and safety in other (e.g. field) settings. Equally an intervention conducted in one place may produce effects that are not repeatable elsewhere.

REMEMBER: Be aware that interventions available to you may be sufficiently different from those in the research studies that the results may not apply to you.