Risk of bias assessment: (8) Risk of Bias in Systematic Review (ROBIS).

Author: J HU ¹ ; F SUN ² ; S Y ZHAN ²
Author Information

1. Center of Evidence-based Medicine, Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100010, China.
2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Center of Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Research, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Randomized controlled trial; Risk of bias; Systematic review; Tool for assessment
MeSH: Humans; Bias; Risk Assessment/methods*; Systematic Reviews as Topic
From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2018;39(8):1125-1129
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This paper introduces the Risk of Bias in Systematic Review (ROBIS), including: 1) the development of ROBIS, 2) three phases of ROBIS tool judging the overall risk of bias that related to systematic reviews, and 3) illustration on the application of ROBIS in a published systematic review. ROBIS is the first rigorously developed tool which is specifically designed to assess the risk of bias in systematic reviews. ROBIS will help improve the process of risk assessment on bias which appeared in overviews and guidelines.