dc.contributor.author | Downes, Martin J | |
dc.contributor.author | Brennan, Marnie L | |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, Hywel C | |
dc.contributor.author | Dean, Rachel S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-19T01:19:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-19T01:19:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2044-6055 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011458 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/134140 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop a
critical appraisal (CA) tool that addressed study design
and reporting quality as well as the risk of bias in
cross-sectional studies (CSSs). In addition, the aim
was to produce a help document to guide the nonexpert
user through the tool.
Design: An initial scoping review of the published
literature and key epidemiological texts was undertaken
prior to the formation of a Delphi panel to establish key
components for a CA tool for CSSs. A consensus of
80% was required from the Delphi panel for any
component to be included in the final tool.
Results: An initial list of 39 components was
identified through examination of existing resources.
An international Delphi panel of 18 medical and
veterinary experts was established. After 3 rounds of
the Delphi process, the Appraisal tool for Cross-
Sectional Studies (AXIS tool) was developed by
consensus and consisted of 20 components. A detailed
explanatory document was also developed with the
tool, giving expanded explanation of each question and
providing simple interpretations and examples of the
epidemiological concepts being examined in each
question to aid non-expert users.
Conclusions: CA of the literature is a vital step in
evidence synthesis and therefore evidence-based
decision-making in a number of different disciplines.
The AXIS tool is therefore unique and was developed
in a way that it can be used across disciplines to aid
the inclusion of CSSs in systematic reviews, guidelines
and clinical decision-making. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Australasian Medical Publishing Company | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | e011458-1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | e011458-7 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 12 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | MJA Open | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 6 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Clinical Sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public Health and Health Services | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Other Medical and Health Sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 119999 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1103 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1117 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1199 | |
dc.title | Development of a critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of cross-sectional studies (AXIS) | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
dcterms.license | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.description.version | Published | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Health, School of Medicine | |
gro.rights.copyright | © 2016 This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Downes, Martin J. | |