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| Title | Psychometric testing of SPIDER: data capture tool for systematic literature reviews |
| Authors | Classen S, Winter S, Awadzi KD, Garvan CW, Lopez ED, Sundaram S |
| Source | American Journal of Occupational Therapy |
| Date of publication | 2008 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 335-48 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: Systematic literature reviews contribute to evidence-based occupational therapy, yet no data capture tool currently exists to validly and reliably appraise the characteristics and quality of primary studies. METHOD: We determined the psychometrics of Systematic Process for Investigating and Describing Evidence-Based Research (SPIDER) and piloted it with 201 studies included in a systematic literature review. RESULTS: Content validity showed item relevance with 73% agreement between two experts. For the quality construct, seven of nine quality indicators were positively (p < .05) correlated with the overall quality score. The quality scores were positively correlated (p < .05) with two objective measures, inferring criterion validity. Intrarater reliability was moderate to perfect (kappa = 0.4-1.0). Cross-tab analyses showed less variation in experienced reviewers' interrater reliability. CONCLUSION: SPIDER provides plausible opportunities for occupational therapy researchers and graduate students to appraise the characteristics and quality of primary studies but requires testing across other settings. |
| CMR keywords | CMR: Review methodology - critical appraisal - scales and checklists - trials;CMRA9 |
| Correspondence address | Department of Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Doctoral Program College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0164, USA. sclassen@phhp.ufl.edu |
| Reference type | Journal article |