Journal of medical Internet research · 2026
The Alberta Quality Assessment Tool: Risk of Bias (AQAT:RoB) for the Evaluation of Medical Large Language Model Question-Answer Studies: Development and Pilot Validation.
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Ye Carrie, Mitchell Joseph Ross, Baumgart Daniel C, Ma Zechen, Fung Angela Lim, Orellana Daniela Garcia, Chowdhury Juel, Abass Abdullah, Katz Steven, Jaremko Jacob L, Boulanger Pierre, Barber Claire E H, Lemermeyer Gillian, Jabbari Hosna, Mou Lili, Mirzaei Maryam, Githumbi Mary Waithera Beckett, Tandon Puneeta, Goebel Randy, Clark Rhys, Hung Whitney, Abbasi Marjan, Maleki Farhad, Klarenbach Scott, Abdalla Mohamed
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BACKGROUND: Despite the transformative potential of large language models (LLMs) in health care, the rapid development of these tools has outpaced their rigorous evaluation. While artificial intelligence-specific reporting guidelines have been developed to address standardized reporting of artificial intelligence studies, there is currently no specific tool available for risk of bias assessment of LLM question-answer (QA) studies. Existing risk-of-bias tools for medical research are not well suited to the unique challenges of evaluating LLM-QA studies, which creates a critical gap in assessing their safety and effectiveness.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to develop the Alberta Quality Assessment Tool: Risk of Bias (AQAT:RoB) for LLM-QA studies to systematically evaluate the validity and risk of bias in LLM-QA studies.
METHODS: We conducted 2 literature reviews. The first was on quality assessment tools for LLM-QA studies, and the second was on LLM-QA studies, which informed the first draft of the AQAT:RoB. The draft AQAT:ROB was further refined through a prespecified iterative process of modified Delphi, consensus meeting, and validation. The first Delphi process occurred between May 1 and May 20, 2025, and the first consensus meeting was held on May 22. The first round of validation was completed by 4 evaluators, who were not part of the consensus meeting, on 16 randomly selected studies. As this first round of validation surpassed our a priori threshold of ≥80% agreement and a Cohen κ of ≥0.61 between evaluators, no further rounds of development and validation were undertaken. A second Delphi process occurred between February 20 and February 23, 2026, to vote on postpilot changes in response to peer review.
RESULTS: The AQAT:RoB consists of 5 high-level domains (Questions, Reference Answers, LLM Answers, Evaluators, Outcomes). These domains are subdivided into 9 subdomains. Each subdomain includes at least one "Support for Judgment" and at least one "Type of Bias" and is to be rated "low," "high," or "unclear" for risk of bias. A pilot evaluation was completed by internal validators who were not part of the consensus discussion and were asked to complete the AQAT:RoB form for each assigned study. Each of the 16 studies was evaluated by 2 evaluators independently. Pilot validation showed a percent agreement of 86.1% and a Cohen κ of 0.70 between assessors.
CONCLUSIONS: The AQAT:RoB demonstrates promising initial reliability for assessing the validity or risk of bias in LLM-QA studies. The tool will benefit from future refinements, external validation, and periodic updates to keep pace with evolving technology.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to develop the Alberta Quality Assessment Tool: Risk of Bias (AQAT:RoB) for LLM-QA studies to systematically evaluate the validity and risk of bias in LLM-QA studies.
METHODS: We conducted 2 literature reviews. The first was on quality assessment tools for LLM-QA studies, and the second was on LLM-QA studies, which informed the first draft of the AQAT:RoB. The draft AQAT:ROB was further refined through a prespecified iterative process of modified Delphi, consensus meeting, and validation. The first Delphi process occurred between May 1 and May 20, 2025, and the first consensus meeting was held on May 22. The first round of validation was completed by 4 evaluators, who were not part of the consensus meeting, on 16 randomly selected studies. As this first round of validation surpassed our a priori threshold of ≥80% agreement and a Cohen κ of ≥0.61 between evaluators, no further rounds of development and validation were undertaken. A second Delphi process occurred between February 20 and February 23, 2026, to vote on postpilot changes in response to peer review.
RESULTS: The AQAT:RoB consists of 5 high-level domains (Questions, Reference Answers, LLM Answers, Evaluators, Outcomes). These domains are subdivided into 9 subdomains. Each subdomain includes at least one "Support for Judgment" and at least one "Type of Bias" and is to be rated "low," "high," or "unclear" for risk of bias. A pilot evaluation was completed by internal validators who were not part of the consensus discussion and were asked to complete the AQAT:RoB form for each assigned study. Each of the 16 studies was evaluated by 2 evaluators independently. Pilot validation showed a percent agreement of 86.1% and a Cohen κ of 0.70 between assessors.
CONCLUSIONS: The AQAT:RoB demonstrates promising initial reliability for assessing the validity or risk of bias in LLM-QA studies. The tool will benefit from future refinements, external validation, and periodic updates to keep pace with evolving technology.