| Qualitative | Cross Sectional | Case Control | Cohort | RCT | Systematic Review | |
| Diagnosis | * | ** | *** | |||
| Therapy | * | ** | *** | |||
| Prognosis | *** | |||||
| Screening | * | * | ** | *** | ||
| Views/Beliefs/Perceptions | *** | |||||
| Prevalence/Hypo. Gen. | *** | *** |
Table 1:The number of stars (asterix) means the more appropriate the study design for that study question.