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. 2018 Feb 22;2018(2):MR000013. doi: 10.1002/14651858.MR000013.pub6

Graham 2007.

Methods Quasi‐randomised controlled trial
Data Setting: health maintenance organisation, USA. 370 participants were patients aged 18 or over attending the HMO with an acute injury
Comparisons Investigated the effect of different methods of pre‐screening participants
Intervention A: electronic questionnaire on hazardous drinking and willingness to participate in lifestyle intervention
 
 Intervention B: oral questionnaire read aloud to patients in the clinic, potential answers printed on cards and patients asked to point
 
 Compared to standard self‐completed paper questionnaire
Outcomes Willingness to take part in a hypothetical trial
Notes  
Risk of bias
Item Authors' judgement Description
Random Sequence generation ok? No Allocated by week
Allocation concealment? No See above
Blinding of participants and personnel ok? Unclear Potential participants probably blind but not researchers or practice staff
Blinding of outcome assessment ok? Unclear Outcome not objective and not clear what influence lack of blinding might have had on this
Incomplete outcome data handled ok? Yes Adequate
Free of selective reporting? Yes Willingness to take part outcome presented, which is all the review needs
Was the study free of other bias? No Hypothetical trial
Overall bias? Yes High risk of bias