| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Systematic reviewssystematic-review |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | Systematic, rapid, and scoping reviews investigating interventions in health promotion and prevention |
| Tool area | Health promotion and prevention |
| Link to the tool | Get the CAT HPPR tool |
Details | |
| Website | https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12874-022-01821-4 |
| Primary publication | Heise TL, Seidler A, Girbig M, Freiberg A, Alayli A, Fischer M, Haß W, Zeeb H. CAT HPPR: a critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of systematic, rapid, and scoping reviews investigating interventions in health promotion and prevention. BMC Med Res |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12874-022-01821-4 |
| Guidance document | CAT HPPR guidance |
| Training | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any training that should be listed here. |
| Language | English |
| Translations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any translations that should be listed here. |
| Record last updated | 03/06/2026 |
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 publications that should be listed here.
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Key Criteria | |
| Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality | No |
| 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) | No |
| Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores | Yes |
