Table 3.

Second step of the critical appraisal: psychometric criteria according to the Critical Appraisal Tool [23]

	Item from the CAT	BAT-Back	PaBS	TIPPA
1	If human subjects were used, did the authors give a detailed description of the sample of subjects used to perform the (index) test?	Yes	Yes	No
2	Did the authors clarify the qualification, or competence of the rater(s) who performed the (index) test?	No	Yes	No
4	If interrater reliability was tested, were raters blinded to the findings of other raters?	No	Yes	No
5	If intrarater reliability was tested, were raters blinded to their own prior findings of the test under evaluation?	n/a	Yes	n/a
6	Was the order of examination varied?	n/a	No	n/a
8	Was the stability (or theoretical stability) of the variable being measured taken into account when determining the suitability of the time interval between repeated measures?	n/a	No	n/a
10	Was the execution of the (index) test described in sufficient detail to permit replication of the test?	Yes	Yes	No
12	Were withdrawals from the study explained?	Yes	Yes	Yes
13	Were the statistical methods appropriate for the purpose of the study?	Yes	Yes	No
	Ratio between the number of items with a positive answer and the total number of “applicable” items	4/6	7/9	1/6
	Percentage	66.7%	77.8%	16.7%
	Decision before extraction	Retain	Retain	Reject

No: no information or insufficient information

Yes: sufficient information

n/a: not applicable