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Table 4 Tabular presentation for agreement of ROBIS results

From: A comparison of two assessment tools used in overviews of systematic reviews: ROBIS versus AMSTAR-2

Fibromyalgia review

Phase 2

Phase 3

1. Study eligibility criteria

2. Identification and selection of studies

3. Data collection and study appraisal

4. Synthesis and findings

5. Risk of bias in the review

 Homoeopathy

  1. Perry

Low

Low

Low

Unclear

Low

  2. Boehm

High

Low

Low

High

High

 Acupuncture

  3. Mayhew

Low

High

High

Low

Low

  4. Daya

Low

High

High

Low

Low

  5. Langhorst

Low

High

High

Low

Low

  6. Martin-Sanchez

Low

High

High

High

High

  7. Cao

Low

High

Low

Low

Low

  8. Deare

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

  9. Yang

Low

Low

High

High

High

 Chiropractic

  10. Ernst

High

Unclear

High

Unclear

Unclear

 Herbal Medicine

  11. Nascimento

Low

Low

Low

High

Low

 Multiple CAM reviews

  12. Holdcraft

Low

Low

Low

High

Low

  13. Baronowsky

Low

Low

Unclear

High

Low

  14. Terhorst

Low

High

Low

High

High

  15. De Silva

High

High

High

Unclear

Low

Colic review

Phase 2

Phase 3

1. Study eligibility criteria

2. Identification and selection of studies

3. Data collection and study appraisal

4. Synthesis and findings

5. Risk of bias in the review

 Multiple CAM therapies

  1. Perry

Low

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

  2. Bruyas-Bertholon

High

High

Unclear

High

High

  3. Harb

High

High

Low

High

High

  4. Gutierrez-Castrellon

Unclear

High

High

High

High

 Manipulation therapies

  5. Dobson

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

  6. Gleberzon

High

High

Unclear

Unclear

High

  7. Carne

Low

Low

Low

High

Unclear

 Acupuncture

  8. Skejeie

Low

Low

Low

Low

Unclear

 Herbal medicine

  9. Anheyer

Unclear

High

Low

High

High

 Probiotics

  10. Sung 2013

Unclear

Low

Low

High

Unclear

  11. Anabrees

Low

Low

Low

High

Low

  12. Urbansk

Low

High

High

High

High

  13. Xu

Unclear

Low

Low

Unclear

Low

  14. Shreck Bird

High

High

Low

High

High

  15. Dryl

High

High

Unclear

High

High

  16. Sung 2018

High

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear