| Ref ID | 563 |
| First Author | S. Armijo-Olivo |
| Journal | PLOS ONE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2014 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24824199/ |
| Keywords |
• Cochrane • Physiotherapy • Inference • Team • Single reviewer |
| Problem(s) |
• Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews • Single reviewer / lack of double checking |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Inter-rater agreement study |
| First Author Country | Canada |
| Aim | To compare the inter-rater reliability of the Cochrane risk of bias tool applied to physical therapy trials by comparing ratings from published Cochrane reviews with those of blinded external reviewers |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Inter-rater reliability on the overall risk of bias and the individual domain assessment between Cochrane review authors and blinded external reviewers was poor. The inter-rater reliability between blinded external reviewers on the overall risk of bias rating was fair. The study proposes that risk of bias from published Cochrane review could in future be replicated consistently by an external panel of reviewers using consensus risk of bias assessments. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 17 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 3901 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
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| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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