Revising the JBI quantitative critical appraisal tools to improve their applicability: an overview of methods and the development process

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Authors

BARKER Timothy Hugh STONE Jennifer C SEARS Kim KLUGAR Miloslav LEONARDI-BEE Jo TUFANARU Catalin AROMATARIS Edoardo MUNN Zachary

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source JBI Evidence Synthesis
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Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web https://journals.lww.com/jbisrir/fulltext/2023/03000/revising_the_jbi_quantitative_critical_appraisal.4.aspx
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-22-00125
Keywords critical appraisal instruments; methodological quality; risk of bias; systematic review methodology
Description JBI offers a suite of critical appraisal instruments that are freely available to systematic reviewers and researchers investigating the methodological limitations of primary research studies. The JBI instruments are designed to be study-specific and are presented as questions in a checklist. The JBI instruments have existed in a checklist-style format for approximately 20 years; however, as the field of research synthesis expands, many of the tools offered by JBI have become outdated. The JBI critical appraisal tools for quantitative studies (eg, randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies) must be updated to reflect the current methodologies in this field. Cognizant of this and the recent developments in risk-of-bias science, the JBI Effectiveness Methodology Group was tasked with updating the current quantitative critical appraisal instruments. This paper details the methods and rationale that the JBI Effectiveness Methodology Group followed when updating the JBI critical appraisal instruments for quantitative study designs. We detail the key changes made to the tools and highlight how these changes reflect current methodological developments in this field.
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