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Quality assessment evaluates how trustworthy each included study is. EviSyn supports the two most widely used assessment tools — RoB2 (Cochrane Risk of Bias) and GRADE — with AI-generated assessments backed by quoted evidence.

Setting Up Assessment

Navigate to Quality Assessment from your project dashboard. Quality assessment setup

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MetricMeaning
Finalized PapersTotal papers eligible for assessment
AssessedPapers with completed assessments
PendingPapers awaiting assessment
ConfirmedAssessments verified by human reviewers

Choose Your Assessment Tool

Select from the dropdown:
ToolBest forDomains
RoB 2 (Risk of Bias)Randomized controlled trialsRandomization, deviations, missing data, measurement, selective reporting
GRADEOverall certainty of evidenceRisk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness, imprecision, publication bias

Managing Questions

Click Manage Questions to view and customize the assessment domains and questions. Each domain contains specific questions. For example, RoB2 includes: Bias arising from the randomization process:
  • 1.1 Was the allocation sequence random?
  • 1.2 Was the allocation sequence concealed?
  • 1.3 Did baseline differences suggest a problem?
Bias due to deviations from intended interventions:
  • 2.1 Were participants aware of their assignment?
  • 2.2 Were carers aware of participants’ assignment?
  • 2.3 Were there deviations from intended intervention?
  • 2.4 Did deviations likely affect the outcome?
You can:
  • Add questions to any domain
  • Remove irrelevant questions
  • Add domains for custom assessment criteria
  • Choose rating scales (Yes/No, Low/Some concerns/High)
Click Save Questions to save your configuration.

Running AI Assessment

Click Run AI Assessment to start. For each paper, the AI:
  1. Reads the full text
  2. Evaluates each question in each domain
  3. Provides a rating (Low risk / Some concerns / High risk)
  4. Quotes the specific text from the paper that supports the rating
  5. Includes page and section references
  6. Explains its reasoning in plain language

Human Confirmation

Every AI assessment starts as a draft. Reviewers must:
  • Review each domain rating
  • Check the quoted evidence against the source
  • Confirm or override the AI’s judgment

What’s Next?

After quality assessment, proceed to Meta-Analysis for quantitative synthesis, or skip to Manuscript Writer.