Table 2 Sensibility ratings
From: Development and evaluation of a quality score for abstracts
Basic Scientists (range) | Clinical & Health Care Researchers | |
|---|---|---|
Number of reviewers | 4 | 11 |
1. Wide applicability | 3.5 (1–5) | 5.7 (3–7) |
2. Use in basic science | 2.5 (1–5) | 5.4 (4–7) |
3. Use in clinical research | 4.5 (1–6) | 5.8 (4–7) |
4. Clarity and simplicity | 3.3 (1–5) | 5.7 (5–7) |
5. Time and effort needed | 2.3 (1–5) | 5.6 (5–7) |
6. Adequate instructions | 3.8 (1–5) | 5.8 (5–7) |
7. Information available from abstract | 4.0 (3–5) | 4.6 (4–5) |
8. Need for subjective decisions | 4.8 (3–6) | 5.4 (4–7) |
9. No redundancy | 4.3 (3–5) | 6.3 (5–7) |
10. Comprehensiveness | 5.5 (2–7) | 5.9 (3–7) |
11. Response options | 6.0 (4–7) | 5.9 (3–7) |
12. Discriminative power | 5.8 (5–7) | 5.7 (5–7) |
13. Measures methodology | 5.5 (4–7) | 5.7 (4–7) |
14. Measures reporting | 5.3 (3–7) | 5.9 (5–7) |
Mean rating | 4.3 (3.3–5.7) | 5.7 (4.9–6.5) |