Table 2

Risk-of-bias assessment of included studies

Lead author, yearSequence generationConcealment of allocationBlinding of outcome assessmentIncomplete outcome dataOther source of bias
Educational
 Hershberger, 199729UnclearUnclearUnclearLowHigh
 Nendaz, 201145UnclearHighUnclearLowLow
 Reilly, 201328HighHighUnclearLowHigh
 Round, 199946HighHighUnclearUnclearUnclear
 Schnapp, 201453N/AN/AUnclearLowHigh
 Sherbino, 201447HighHighUnclearLowUnclear
Workplace
Checklist
 Graber, 201460N/AN/AUnclearLowLow
 Shimizu, 201348N/AN/AUnclearLowLow
 Sibbald, 201361N/AN/ALowLowLow
 Sibbald, 201354LowHighUnclearLowHigh
Cognitive forcing strategies
 Arzy, 200962UnclearHighUnclearLowLow
 Feyzi-Behnagh, 201455UnclearHighUnclearLowLow
 Regehr, 199456N/AN/AUnclearLowLow
Guided reflection
 Mamede, 200839N/AN/AUnclearLowLow
 Mamede, 201042N/AN/ALowLowLow
 Mamede, 201263N/AN/ALowLowLow
 Myung, 201349LowUnclearUnclearLowUnclear
 Schmidt, 201458N/AN/ALowLowLow
Instructions at test
 Ilgen, 201164N/AN/AUnclearLowLow
 Ilgen, 201367LowHighUnclearLowLow
 Kulatunga-Moruzi, 200150UnclearHighUnclearLowLow
 Kulatunga-Moruzi, 201151UnclearHighUnclearLowLow
 Norman, 201457HighHighHighLowUnclear
 Sbbald, 201268UnclearUnclearUnclearLowUnclear
 Sibbald, 201259N/AN/AUnclearLowUnclear
Other interventions
 Ibiapina, 201452N/AN/AUnclearLowLow
 Mamede, 201065N/AN/ALowLowLow
 Payne, 201166UnclearUnclearUnclearLowLow