An assessment of inter-rater agreement of the literature filtering process in the development of evidence-based dietary guidelines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097075 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcia Cooper (Hospital for Sick Children, corresponding author), Wendy J Ungar (0000-0002-0762-0101, Hospital for Sick Children), Wendy Ungar, Stanley Zlotkin (0000-0002-6565-7252, Hospital for Sick Children) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 494-500 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1079/phn2005877 |
| PMID | 16870022 |
| OpenAlex | W2003123333 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Objective To determine whether the literature filtering process, a vital initial component of a systematic literature review, could be successfully completed by nutrition professionals or non-professionals. Design Using a diet–disease relationship as the guideline topic, inter-rater agreement for the title and abstract filtering processes between and among professionals and non-professionals was assessed and compared with an expert reference standard. Predetermined eligibility criteria were applied by all raters to 185 titles and 90 abstracts. Filtering decisions were initially made independently and then revised after a within-pair consensus meeting. Subjects The raters were six dietitians (RD) and six nutrition graduate students (Grad). To assess inter-rater agreement (reliability), each group was divided into three pairs. Results Weighted and unweighted kappa statistics and percentage agreement were calculated to determine the inter-rater agreement within pairs. Sensitivity and specificity estimates were determined by comparing responses with those of an expert reference standard. Overall, Grad pairs demonstrated greater inter-rater agreement than RD pairs for title filtering ( P Conclusions After consensus meetings, both RDs and Grads were comparable in their agreement on title and abstract filtering, although important differences remained compared with the expert reference standard. This study provides preliminary findings on the value of utilising a non-expert pair in developing guidelines, and suggests that the literature filtering process is complex and quite subjective
Agreement · Cohen's kappa · Guideline · Inter-rater reliability · Kappa · Pathology · Process (computing · Rating scale · Reliability (semiconductor · Statistics · Clinical practice guidelines implementation · Computer Science · Health Policy Implementation Science · Mathematics · Medicine · Meta-analysis and systematic reviews · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |