| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Cohort studiescohort-study Case-control studiescase-control-study Cross-sectional studiescross-sectional-study |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | OSQE tool |
Details | |
| Website | |
| Primary publication | Drukker M, Weltens I, van Hooijdonk CFM, Vandenberk E, Bak M. Development of a Methodological Quality Criteria List for Observational Studies: The Observational Study Quality Evaluation. Front Res Metr Anal. 2021 Jul 14;6:675071 |
| DOI | 10.3389/frma.2021.675071 |
| Guidance document | |
| Training | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here. |
| Language | English |
| Translations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here. |
| Record last updated | 24/05/2024 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | None |
| Updated versions | None |
| Related tools | None |
| Evaluations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here. |
| Other publications | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here. |
Key Criteria | |
| Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality | Yes |
| Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias | Yes |
| Tool developed for use across topic areas (i.e. not developed for specific clinical area such as physiotherapy or dentistry) | Yes |
| Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores | No |
