Letter to the Editor —Response

Dr Dijkers raised some important perspectives. Evaluating methodological quality of primary studies in scoping reviews is an ideal issue for further debate and additional guidance. Although the rationale for assessing methodological quality (ie, risk of bias) in systematic reviews of intervention effectiveness does not apply to scoping reviews, there may be logical reasons to evaluate and report on the quality of studies included in a scoping review. For example, when determining research gaps in the literature (a common objective of a scoping review), finding a large volume of research in one particular area would typically lead one to report that a gap (for that particular area) does not exist.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - December 15, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Heather L. Colquhoun, Tiago S. Jesus, Kelly K. O ’Brien, Andrea C. Tricco, Adora Chui, Wasifa Zarin, Erin Lillie, Sander L. Hitzig, Samantha Seaton, Lisa Engel, Shlomit Rotenberg, Sharon E. Straus Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research