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. 2023 Apr 13;1(2):e12006. doi: 10.1002/cesm.12006
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You can't skip quality assessment; you do have to critically appraise the studies, so that one is an essential step. (Statistician #1)
I don't think it should just be down to a single person. I just know how error‐prone those activities are. (Information Specialist #1)
If you've got four people doing a quality appraisal, then the second reviewer should always be the same person. (Methodologist #7)
You could consider limiting your review to the highest quality studies. So, for example, exclude the case‐control studies for diagnostic tests. (Methodologist #4)
I think GRADE is completely so needed in diagnostic rapid reviews. It's the way that we communicate the findings to people who aren't familiar with the synthesis methods and understand them. (Methodologist #5)
I think not having a GRADE assessment would not really impair your review. I mean, it's helpful, but I don't think a review becomes less trustworthy if you don't. (Methodologist #6)