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The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised and non-randomised studies of health care interventions.

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 1998 · Vol. 52(6) · pp. 377–384

Sara H. Downs✉(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)Nicholas Black(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)

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Abstract

This study has shown that it is feasible to develop a checklist that can be used to assess the methodological quality not only of randomised controlled trials but also non-randomised studies. It has also shown that it is possible to produce a checklist that provides a profile of the paper, alerting reviewers to its particular methodological strengths and weaknesses. Further work is required to improve the checklist and the training of raters in the assessment of external validity.

Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Reliability and Agreement in Measurement Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeMedicineChecklistCriterion validityReliability (semiconductor)Internal validityFace validityPhysical therapyPsychological interventionContent validityClinical psychology

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Clinical Trials as TopicDelivery of Health CareFeasibility StudiesHumansPilot ProjectsQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality ControlReproducibility of ResultsBiasConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicEpidemiologic StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStatistics, Nonparametric

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