Table 1.
Showing original MERSQI and first Modification of the MERSQI, showing the new items used in Delphi-1
| A. Original MERSQI Item | Domain | B. Modified MERSQI Item |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Study design | Study design | 1. Study design |
| Single group cross-sectional or single group post-test only | a. Single group cross-sectional or single group post-test only | |
| Single group pre-test & post-test | b. Single group pre-test & post-test | |
| Nonrandomized, 2 groups | c. Nonrandomised, 2 groups | |
| Randomized controlled trial | d. Randomised controlled trial with high risk biasa | |
| e. Randomised controlled trial with moderate risk biasa | ||
| f. Randomised controlled trial with low risk biasa | ||
| 2. Institutions studied: (Pls. select one) | Sampling | 1. Is there a power calculation for sample size? |
| 1 | 2. Are detailed participant characteristics for each arm reported? | |
| 2 | 3. Response rate, %: (Pls. select one) | |
| > 2 | ||
| 3. Response rate, %: (Pls. select one) | ||
| Not applicable | a. Not applicable | |
| < 50 or not reported | b. < 50 or not reported | |
| 50‐74 | c. 50‐74 | |
| > 75 | d. > 75 | |
| Setting | 4. Institutions studied: (Pls. select one) | |
| a. Single centre | ||
| b. Multi centre | ||
| 4. Type of data | Type of data | 5. Type of data |
| Assessment by participants | Assessment by participants | |
| Objective measurement | Objective measurement (Pls. select one) | |
| a. Knowledge test (e.g. recall type questions) | ||
| b. Applied knowledge test (e.g. analysis and problem-solving type questions) | ||
| c. Skills | ||
| 5. Internal structure: | Validity of evaluation instrument | 6. Internal structure: |
| a. Not applicable | a. Not applicable | |
| b. Not reported | b. Not reported | |
| c. Reported | c. Reported | |
| 6. Content: | 7. Content: | |
| a. Not applicable | a. Not applicable | |
| b. Not reported | b. Not reported | |
| c. Reported | c. Reported | |
| 7. Relationships to other variables: | 8. Relationships to other variables: | |
| a. Not applicable | a. Not applicable | |
| b. Not reported | b. Not reported | |
| c. Reported | c. Reported | |
| 8. Appropriateness of analysis: | Data analysis | 9. Appropriateness of analysis: |
| a. Inappropriate for study design or type of data | a. Inappropriate for study design or type of data | |
| b. Appropriate for study design, type of data | b. Appropriate for study design, type of data | |
| 9. Complexity of analysis: | 10. Complexity of analysis: (Pls. select one) | |
| a. Descriptive analysis only | a. Descriptive analysis only | |
| b. Beyond descriptive analysis | b. Simple inferential statistics | |
| c. Modelling and more complex analysis | ||
| 10. Outcomes | Outcomes | 11. Outcomes |
| Satisfaction, attitudes, perceptions, opinions, general facts | Satisfaction, attitudes, perceptions, opinions, general facts | |
| Knowledge, skills | Knowledge, skills measured by: (Pls. select one) | |
| Behaviours | a. Low fidelity simulation or paper-based assessments | |
| Patient/health care outcome | b. High fidelity simulation | |
| Behaviours in clinical environment | ||
| Patient/health care outcome |
a Risk of bias judgment based on: sequence generation, blinding & allocation concealment. For more details, please see Additional file 2 Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool for Randomized Controlled Trials