Table 3 Risk of bias
From: Systematic review of interventions to improve the psychological well-being of general practitioners
Bias | Gardiner et al. [34] | Holt and Del Mar | Gardiner et al. [34] | Asuero et al. [37] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | High – Allocation by preference of participant | Unclear –Insufficient information provided about sequence generation | High – Allocation by judgement of participant | Unclear – Insufficient information provided about sequence generation |
Allocation Concealment (selection bias) | High – Explicitly unconcealed procedure | Unclear – Insufficient information provided | High – Explicitly unconcealed procedure | Unclear-Insufficient information provided |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) | High – Blinding of participants and personnel was not possible | High – Blinding of participants and personnel was not possible | High – Blinding of participants and personnel was not possible | High – Blinding of participants and personnel was not possible |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) | High – Self-reported outcomes | High – Self-reported outcomes | High – Self-report for Rural Doctor Distress and Intention to leave. | High Self-reported outcomes |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) | Unclear – Insufficient reporting of attrition to justify ‘low’ risk | Low – Clear participant flow reported | Unclear – Insufficient reporting of attrition to justify ‘low’ risk | Unclear–Baseline table indicates there were dropouts in the intervention group. No details provided |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low – The published report includes all expected outcomes | Low – All outcomes reported | Low – The published report includes all expected outcomes | Low-All outcomes reported. |
Other bias | Unclear – Insufficient information to assess whether other important risk of bias exits | High – Concurrent educational program effecting 26 participants. 14 in intervention group did not receive the intervention as a consequence. Control group contamination possible. | Unclear – Insufficient information to assess whether another important risk of bias exits |