| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Cross-sectional studiescross-sectional-study |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | NA |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | Get the JBI cross-sectional studies tool |
Details | |
| Website | https://jbi.global/critical-appraisal-tools |
| Primary publication | Barker T, Hasanoff S, Aromataris E, et al. The revised JBI critical appraisal tool for the assessment of risk of bias for analytical cross-sectional studies. JBI Evid Synth. 2025 |
| DOI | doi:10.11124/jbies-24-00523. |
| Guidance document | |
| Training | JBI offer a comprehensive systematic review training program which is also delivered by accredited trainers around the world. |
| Language | English |
| Translations | Finnish, Slovenian, and Swedish Please contact us if you are aware of any other translations that should be listed here. |
| Record last updated | 05/06/2026 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | JBI cross-sectional studies tool previous version |
| 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 | Barker, Timothy Hugh1; Stone, Jennifer C.1; Sears, Kim2; Klugar, Miloslav3; Leonardi-Bee, Jo4; Tufanaru, Catalin1,5; Aromataris, Edoardo1; Munn, Zachary1. Revising the JBI quantitative critical appraisal tools to improve their applicability: an overview of methods and the development process. JBI Evidence Synthesis 21(3):p 478-493, March 2023. |
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 | No |
| 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 |
