Cochrane's risk of bias tool in the context of psychotherapy outcome research. (4th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Munder, Thomas; Barth, Jürgen
• Is Part Of: Psychotherapy research. Volume 28:Number 3(2018)
• Page Start: 347
• Page End: 355
• Publication Date: 2018-05-04
• Subjects: outcome research -- risk of bias -- meta-analysis -- randomized controlled trials -- study quality; pesquisa de resultados -- risco de viés -- metanálise -- ensaios controlados randomizados -- qualidade do estudo; Ergebnisforschung -- Verzerrungrisiko -- Metaanalyse -- randomisierte kontrollierte Studie -- Studienqualität; 效果研究 -- 誤差風險 -- 後設分析 -- 隨機控制試驗 -- 研究品質; ricerca di esito -- rischio di errore -- meta-analisi -- studi randomizzati controllati -- studio di qualità; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Research -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Psychothérapie -- Périodiques; Psychothérapie -- Recherche -- Périodiques; 616.891405
• DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2017.1411628
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-3307

Abstract

Abstract: The Cochrane risk of bias tool (RoB) is a widely used measure for methodological quality of randomized controlled trials. This paper discusses RoB's rationale and risk of bias domains, reports on its application in current psychotherapy meta-analyses, and offers comments regarding the application of RoB in the context of psychotherapy outcome research. Our suggestions include focusing on patient's and therapist's expectations when judging the domain "blinding of personnel and participants" and paying greater attention to the domain "selective outcome reporting" and to matters of "treatment implementation." Clinical or methodological significance of this article: This paper discusses the rationale of a widely used tool to assess the methodological quality of primary studies for meta-analysis and provides suggestions for its use in the context of psychotherapy outcome research.