Section | Original guidelines from GRRAS | Scoring | |
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Title and abstract | Identify in title or abstract that interrater/intrarater reliability or agreement was investigated | N/Aa | Â |
Introduction | Name and describe the diagnostic or measurement device of interest explicitly | The image-based vital signs monitor is described | + |
No description | – | ||
Specify the subject population of interest | Specifies the subject population of interest | + | |
No population specified | – | ||
Specify the rater population of interest (if applicable) | N/A | Â | |
Describe what is already known about reliability/agreement and provide a rationale for the study | Describes what is already known about the reliability of image-based monitoring method and provide a rationale for the study | + | |
No statement on the current knowledge of the method and no rationale stated | – | ||
Methods | Explain how the sample size was chosen. State the determined number of raters/subjects/objects/replicate observations | Explains how the sample size was chosen and/or state the determined number of subjects/replicate observationsb | + |
No explanation of sample size. Number of subjects/replicate observations not stated | – | ||
Describe sampling method | Describes sampling method | + | |
No description of sampling method | – | ||
Describe the measurement/rating process (e.g. time interval between repeated measurements, availability of clinical information, blinding) | Describes the measurement process | + | |
No description of measurement process | – | ||
State whether measurements/ratings were conducted independently | Two (or more) methods of measurements conducted independently | + | |
Measurements not conducted independently | – | ||
Describe the statistical analysis | Describes the statistical analysis planned | + | |
No description of statistical analysis planned | – | ||
Results | State the actual number of raters and subjects/objects which were included and the number of replicate observations which were conducted | States the actual number of subjects who were included and number of observations (e.g. duration of recording) | + |
No statement of the number of subjects/observations | – | ||
Describe the sample characteristics of raters/subjects | N/A | Â | |
Report estimates of reliability and agreement including measure of statistical uncertainty | Reports estimates of reliability and agreement including measure of statistical uncertainty using gold standard measures | + | |
Reports estimates of reliability and agreement including measure of statistical uncertainty using acceptable standard measures | ? | ||
Reports estimates of reliability and agreement including measure of statistical uncertainty but using inappropriate measures/no estimates of reliability/agreement given | – | ||
Discussion | Discuss the practical relevance of results | Discusses the practical relevance of results | + |
No discussion of practical relevance of results | – | ||
Auxillary material | Provide detailed results if possible (e.g. online) | N/A | Â |