COSMIN ROB| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Reliability studiesreliability-study |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist for reliability or measurement error of outcome measurement instruments. |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | COSMIN reliability or measurement error of outcome measurement instruments |
Details | |
| Website | https://www.cosmin.nl/tools/checklists-assessing-methodological-study-qualities/ |
| Primary publication | Mokkink LB, Boers M, van der Vleuten CPM, Bouter LM, Alonso J, Patrick DL, de Vet HCW, Terwee CB. COSMIN Risk of Bias tool to assess the quality of studies on reliability or measurement error of outcome measurement instruments: a Delphi study. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2020;20(293). |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-01179-5 |
| Guidance document | COSMIN Guidance manual |
| Training | See website for latest training |
| Language | English |
| Translations | Translations available from https://www.cosmin.nl/tools/guideline-conducting-systematic-review-outcome-measures/ |
| Record last updated | 23/02/2024 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | None |
| Updated versions | None |
| Related tools | There is a related tool Also described here https://www.cosmin.nl/tools/checklists-assessing-methodological-study-qualities/ |
| 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. |
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 development involving a range of stakeholders from different disciplines (e.g. methodologists, statisticians, clinicians) | Yes |
| Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores | Yes |
