Table 1 Type of methodological quality assessment recommended to be used by Cochrane Review Groups. Values are numbers (percentages)
From: Recommendations by Cochrane Review Groups for assessment of the risk of bias in studies
Type | Recommended (n = 50) |
|---|---|
Component | 41 (82) |
Component explicitly recommended, reservations towards scales | 16 (32) |
Component explicitly recommended | 18 (36) |
Component recommended through quotation of Cochrane Handbook | 3 (6) |
Component assumed recommended as there was no information | 4 (8) |
Scale | 9 (18) |
Scale explicitly recommended | 7 (14) |
Scale optional | 2 (4) |