Tool to assess risk of bias in studies estimating the prevalence of mental health disorders (RoB-PrevMH).

Thomy Tonia Diana Buitrago-Garcia Natalie Luise Peter Cristina Mesa VieiraTianjing LiToshiaki A Furawaka Andrea Cipriani Stefan Leucht Nicola Low Georgia Salanti

Published in: BMJ mental health (2023)

RoB-PrevMH is a brief, user-friendly and adaptable tool for assessing RoB in studies on prevalence of mental health disorders. Initial results for inter-rater agreement were fair to substantial. The tool's validity, reliability and applicability should be assessed in future projects.

Keyphrases

mental health
risk factors
mental illness
case control
quality improvement