Table 2.
Comparison of Authors' and Editors' Assessments of Review Quality (Range of Scores 1–5)
| Authors (n= 720) | Editors (n= 720) | Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | (95% CI) |
| Importance | 2.76 | 1.24 | 2.54 | 0.93 | 0.22 | (0.14,0.31) |
| Originality | 2.47 | 1.23 | 2.35 | 1.15 | 0.12 | (0.03, 0.21) |
| Methodology | 3.04 | 1.09 | 3.20 | 0.99 | −0.16 | (−0.25, −0.07) |
| Presentation | 2.69 | 1.21 | 2.75 | 1.03 | −0.06 | (−0.16, 0.03) |
| Constructiveness of comments | 3.13 | 1.21 | 3.30 | 0.85 | −0.17 | (−0.26, −0.07) |
| Substantiation of comments | 2.92 | 1.23 | 3.04 | 0.96 | −0.13 | (−0.22, −0.03) |
| Interpretation of results | 2.89 | 1.17 | 3.04 | 1.02 | −0.15 | (−0.24, −0.06) |
| Mean total score (1–7) | 2.84 | 0.82 | 2.89 | 0.71 | −0.05 | (−0.11, 0.02) |
| Overall quality | 2.98 | 1.18 | 3.25 | 0.88 | −0.27 | (−0.36, −0.18) |