by Artur C. Jaschke
co-authored with Dr. Laura H.P. Eggermont
Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Quality assessment of studies is essential for the understanding and application in systematic reviews and meta... more
Quality assessment of studies is essential for the understanding and application in systematic reviews and meta analyses. Publications in scientific journals have extensively used assessment scales to address poor methodological quality, forming inclusion criteria or determine sensitivity controls. Even though these assessments are commonplace in science publications, there is no scale, which assesses the quality of studies in the vast amount of music related sciences.
The Music study and intervention quality assessment scale (Musiquas) addresses this issue, providing a 10-point rating, whereas studies are judged on four broad perspectives: Selection, Control criteria, Exposure and Outcome.
Musiquas is based on the widely used Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses (Wells et al, 2011) and was attuned by the authors to fit the demand of quality assessment in music studies and interventions.
Musiquas was piloted in a systematic review on the relationship of music and the transfer effect (Jaschke, Eggermont & Scherder, expected 2012) and its evaluation and validation is currently in progress.
Contact details: Drs A.C. Jaschke, Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands, van der Boechorststraat 1, Room: 1D-26, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
e-mail: a.c.jaschke@vu.nl
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