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124AuthorOrigin aModified toolTool purpose bStudy designscovered cType of tool d(weighting)Items justified?Items by design?No. of itemsTool validity eInter-raterreliability fIntra-raterreliability fTest-retest fInternalconsistency fTime to completeUsed in otherreviews?Review referencenumberAppendix 3Cochrane Handbook, X Not a QA tool 234, 2352002 118Cochrane m Chalmers, 1981 51 7 RCTs, CCTs s e n n 12 na na na na na n y CochraneMusculoskeletal InjuriesreviewsGroup, 2002 179Cohen, 1994 236 n 7 RCTs, NRS s e n n 5 na 0.707 K , p = 0.0005 na na na n nColditz, 1994 237 n 7 RCTs, CCS s n y 6 na na na na na n nColeridge Smith, 1999 97 n 7 CCTs, Coh, CCS, CS c n y 49 na C/M: 0.57 K na na na n n(CI: 0.49 to 0.65)C/C: 0.34 K(CI: 0.19 to 0.49)M/M: 0.94 K(CI: 0.71 to 1.0)Cook, 1979 50 X Not a QA tool 189Cook, 1992 238 L 4 y 239–241Cowley, 1995 109 n 7 RCTs, NRS; Obs studies c n n 12– na na na na na n nwithout controls 17Cox, 1989 242 n 7 RCTs, NRS; Obs s u n n 14 na 0.98 K na na na n nCuddy, 1983 180 n 3 Exp c n n 17 na na na na na n nCuijpers, 1998 243 n 7 RCTs, Pre/Post c n n NS na na na na na n nDawson-Saunders, n 3 CCTs, Coh, CCS c n y 49 na na na na na n n1990 98de Craen, 1996 244 m ter Riet, 1990 68 7 RCTs, NRS s u n n 13 na na na na na n nde Kruif, 1996 245 n 7 RCTs, NRS; Coh c n n 8 na na na na na n nde Oliveira, 1995 96 m Chalmers, 1981 51 7 Not clear, CCTs s u n n 30 na Unfamiliar 0.75 r , na na na n y 246familiar 0.87 rcontinued