ROBIS| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Systematic reviewssystematic-review |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | All types of SR |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | Get the ROBIS tool (PDF) |
Details | |
| Website | https://www.bristol.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/projects/robis/robis-tool/ |
| Primary publication | Whiting P, Savovic J, Higgins JP, Caldwell DM, Reeves BC, Shea B, et al. ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed. J Clin Epidemiol 2016;69 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.06.005 |
| Guidance document | Get the ROBIS guidance (PDF) |
| Training | |
| Language | English |
| Translations | |
| Record last updated | 22/06/2023 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | None |
| Updated versions | None |
| Related tools | None |
| Evaluations | Gates A, Gates M, Duarte G, Cary M, Becker M, Prediger B, Vandermeer B, Fernandes RM, Pieper D, Hartling L. Evaluation of the reliability, usability, and applicability of AMSTAR, AMSTAR 2, and ROBIS: protocol for a descriptive analytic study. Systematic Reviews. 2018 Dec;7(1):1-7. Pieper D, Puljak L, González-Lorenzo M, Minozzi S. Minor differences were found between AMSTAR 2 and ROBIS in the assessment of systematic reviews including both randomized and nonrandomized studies. Journal of clinical epidemiology. 2019 Apr 1;108:26-33. Banzi R, Cinquini M, Gonzalez-Lorenzo M, Pecoraro V, Capobussi M, Minozzi S. Quality assessment versus risk of bias in systematic reviews: AMSTAR and ROBIS had similar reliability but differed in their construct and applicability. Journal of clinical epidemiology. 2018 Jul 1;99:24-32. Perry R, Whitmarsh A, Leach V, Davies P. A comparison of two assessment tools used in overviews of systematic reviews: ROBIS versus AMSTAR-2. Systematic reviews. 2021 Dec;10:1-20. Swierz MJ, Storman D, Zajac J, Koperny M, Weglarz P, Staskiewicz W, Gorecka M, Skuza A, Wach A, Kaluzinska K, Bochenek-Cibor J. Similarities, reliability and gaps in assessing the quality of conduct of systematic reviews using AMSTAR-2 and ROBIS: systematic survey of nutrition reviews. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2021 Dec;21:1-0. Banzi R, Cinquini M, Gonzalez-Lorenzo M, Pecoraro V, Capobussi M, Minozzi S. Quality assessment versus risk of bias in systematic reviews: AMSTAR and ROBIS had similar reliability but differed in their construct and applicability. Journal of clinical epidemiology. 2018 Jul 1;99:24-32. |
| 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 |
