Quality assessment versus risk of bias in systematic reviews: AMSTAR and ROBIS had similar reliability but differed in their construct and applicability

To assess the inter-rater reliability of AMSTAR and ROBIS in judging individual domains and overall methodological quality/risk of bias of systematic reviews, the concurrent validity of the tools and the time required to apply them.

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - March 8, 2018 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Rita Banzi, Michela Cinquini, Marien Gonzalez-Lorenzo, Valentina Pecoraro, Matteo Capobussi, Silvia Minozzi Source Type: research