Burger 2011.
Methods | Consectuive patients were assessed by 4 gastroenterologists using clinical and endoscopic scoring indices Histologic activity was scored by 2 pathologists Fleiss' ƙ was used to evaluate interobserver variation |
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Data | Number of patients: 91 Number of readers: 4/2 |
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Comparisons | SCCAI (clinical) Truelove and Richards Index (histologic) |
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Outcomes | Construct validity (see Table 5) | |
Notes | Endoscopic scoring index validated: the Baron Score Study published in abstract form only; methods indicates interobserver variation study, but only construct validity is reported |
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Risk of bias | ||
Item | Authors' judgement | Description |
Blinding? | Unclear | Not adequately described |
Independent Observation? | Yes | 4 gastroenterologists scored sigmoidoscopy videos of consecutive patients independently (although the rates of interrater agreement were not reported) |