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Appraising Evidence

Checklists and tools for judging risk of bias and the certainty of evidence, grouped by study design, with training. QUADAS-3 replaces QUADAS-2, and a draft revised version of ROBINS-I is available.

General Checklists

ResourceWhat it offersAccess
JBI critical appraisal tools — JBIChecklists including prevalence studies, case series and quasi-experimental studiesFree

Tools By Study Design

Study designResourceWhat it offersAccess
Randomised trialAssessing risk of bias in a randomized trial — Cochrane HandbookHow to apply RoB 2Free
Randomised trialIncluding variants on randomized trials — Cochrane HandbookCluster and crossover trials in reviewsFree
Non-randomised study of an interventionROBINS-I — Cochrane Bias Methods GroupRisk of bias in non-randomised comparisons of interventionsFree
Non-randomised study of an interventionAssessing risk of bias in a non-randomized study — Cochrane HandbookHow to apply ROBINS-IFree
Study of an exposureROBINS-E — University of BristolRisk of bias in observational studies of exposuresFree
Cohort or case-control studyNewcastle–Ottawa Scale — Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteA star-based quality rating for cohort and case-control studiesFree
Diagnostic accuracy studyQUADAS-3 — University of BristolRisk of bias and applicability in diagnostic accuracy studiesFree
Comparative diagnostic accuracy studyQUADAS-C — University of BristolAn extension for studies comparing diagnostic testsFree
Systematic reviewROBIS — University of BristolRisk of bias in systematic reviews of interventions, diagnosis, prognosis and aetiologyFree

Certainty Of Evidence

ResourceWhat it offersAccess
GRADE Working Group — GRADE Working GroupThe GRADE approach to the certainty of evidence and the strength of recommendationsFree
GRADE Handbook — GRADE Working GroupStep-by-step guidance on rating certainty, including indirectnessFree
GRADEpro GDT — GRADEproSoftware for summary-of-findings tables and guideline workFree basic plan, registration; paid plans

Finding Tools & Training

ResourceWhat it offersAccess
LATITUDES Network — EQUATOR NetworkA library of validity and risk-of-bias tools, sorted by study designFree
Risk of bias webinars — CochraneRecorded webinars on RoB 2, ROBINS-I and related toolsFree, registration
Cochrane Learn — CochraneTraining on evidence and systematic reviewsFree resources; some courses require registration or a subscription