Protocol of a collaborative evaluation systematized non-systematic reviews by “DESCreview”, a Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviews
Abstract Background . Reproducible reviews that have a systematized approach, such as scoping, mapping, rapid, and other non-systematic reviews (henceforth, referred to as Scoping et al. reviews), have become a necessary step in a wide range of observational studies for public health research. Never...
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| description | Abstract Background . Reproducible reviews that have a systematized approach, such as scoping, mapping, rapid, and other non-systematic reviews (henceforth, referred to as Scoping et al. reviews), have become a necessary step in a wide range of observational studies for public health research. Nevertheless, the quality of such Scoping et al. reviews is never questioned or evaluated. We propose a general-purpose tool for assessing the quality and risk of bias of Scoping et al. reviews, using a collaborative evaluation. Methods This Scoping et al. reviews tool (DESCreview, Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviews) consists of a nine-domain assessment with four possible probabilities of quality. It includes the following domains in three parts: (A) Items applicable to all Scoping et al. reviews (Selection of papers; Classification; Extraction; Conflict of interest; Specific domain relevant to the question); (B) Items applicable to some Scoping et al. reviews (Preregistration and protocol difference, Risk of bias); and (C) Items only applicable for systematic reviews (Meta-analysis (if applicable), Strength of evidence). Each of the nine domains is rated from “Very high quality with low risk of bias” to “Very low quality with high risk of bias”. The overall confidence is assigned by combining all the nine domains into an overall strength rated: high, moderate, low, critically low. These four categories would be included in the review as the “calibration”. We also propose a collaborative evaluation, involving all potentially interested colleagues, using an online questionnaire. In the absence of a reference method, the validation study will be based on a comparison with AMSTAR-2, and feedback from user experience resulting in the production of a paper after one year of testing. Discussion DESCreview allow simple general-purpose tool for assessing the quality and risk of bias of systematized review in occupational and public health. The originality also lies in the collaborative validation process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fb4cc6e4dc354183b9fef13ba6e28cfc2025-08-20T03:10:38ZengBMCArchives of Public Health2049-32582025-06-018311610.1186/s13690-025-01622-3Protocol of a collaborative evaluation systematized non-systematic reviews by “DESCreview”, a Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviewsAlexis Descatha0Aurélie Mayet1Grace Sembajwe2Marc Fadel3Univ Angers, CHU Angers, Univ Rennes, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, SFR ICATCentre d’épidémiologie et de santé publique des arméesDepartments of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Environmental & Occupational Health, Indiana University School of Public HealthUniv Angers, CHU Angers, Univ Rennes, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, SFR ICATAbstract Background . Reproducible reviews that have a systematized approach, such as scoping, mapping, rapid, and other non-systematic reviews (henceforth, referred to as Scoping et al. reviews), have become a necessary step in a wide range of observational studies for public health research. Nevertheless, the quality of such Scoping et al. reviews is never questioned or evaluated. We propose a general-purpose tool for assessing the quality and risk of bias of Scoping et al. reviews, using a collaborative evaluation. Methods This Scoping et al. reviews tool (DESCreview, Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviews) consists of a nine-domain assessment with four possible probabilities of quality. It includes the following domains in three parts: (A) Items applicable to all Scoping et al. reviews (Selection of papers; Classification; Extraction; Conflict of interest; Specific domain relevant to the question); (B) Items applicable to some Scoping et al. reviews (Preregistration and protocol difference, Risk of bias); and (C) Items only applicable for systematic reviews (Meta-analysis (if applicable), Strength of evidence). Each of the nine domains is rated from “Very high quality with low risk of bias” to “Very low quality with high risk of bias”. The overall confidence is assigned by combining all the nine domains into an overall strength rated: high, moderate, low, critically low. These four categories would be included in the review as the “calibration”. We also propose a collaborative evaluation, involving all potentially interested colleagues, using an online questionnaire. In the absence of a reference method, the validation study will be based on a comparison with AMSTAR-2, and feedback from user experience resulting in the production of a paper after one year of testing. Discussion DESCreview allow simple general-purpose tool for assessing the quality and risk of bias of systematized review in occupational and public health. The originality also lies in the collaborative validation process.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-025-01622-3QualityBiasMethodProtocolReviewSystematic |
| spellingShingle | Alexis Descatha Aurélie Mayet Grace Sembajwe Marc Fadel Protocol of a collaborative evaluation systematized non-systematic reviews by “DESCreview”, a Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviews Archives of Public Health Quality Bias Method Protocol Review Systematic |
| title | Protocol of a collaborative evaluation systematized non-systematic reviews by “DESCreview”, a Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviews |
| title_full | Protocol of a collaborative evaluation systematized non-systematic reviews by “DESCreview”, a Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviews |
| title_fullStr | Protocol of a collaborative evaluation systematized non-systematic reviews by “DESCreview”, a Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviews |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protocol of a collaborative evaluation systematized non-systematic reviews by “DESCreview”, a Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviews |
| title_short | Protocol of a collaborative evaluation systematized non-systematic reviews by “DESCreview”, a Design tool for Evaluating risk of bias/quality in Systematized and sCoping reviews |
| title_sort | protocol of a collaborative evaluation systematized non systematic reviews by descreview a design tool for evaluating risk of bias quality in systematized and scoping reviews |
| topic | Quality Bias Method Protocol Review Systematic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-025-01622-3 |
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