The sixth module in the series The Essentials of Conducting Systematic Reviews explores risk of bias and how it’s assessed during systematic reviews. Within the timeline of a systematic review, risk of bias assessments occurs after or concurrently with data extraction.
At the end of this module, learners will be able to:
1. Define bias and risk of bias in the context of research studies;
2. Explain the importance of risk of bias assessments in systematic reviews;
3. Describe the key steps involved in the risk of bias assessment process;
4. Identify commonly used tools for assessing risk of bias for different study designs.