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 | Get the COSMIN tool |
Details | |
| Website | https://www.cosmin.nl/ |
| 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 |
| Training | See website for latest training: COSMIN Training Resources |
| 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 | |
| Evaluations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any evaluations that should be listed here. |
| Other publications | COSMIN related publications are available on the COSMIN Website |
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 | Yes |
