Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Patients with Upper Extremity Arthritis: Overview of Systematic Reviews

Ref ID 1004
First Author A. Dabbagh
Journal CLINICAL MEDICAL INSIGHTS ARTHRITIS MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
Year Of Publishing 2023
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10702415/
Keywords Musculoskeletal
Outcomes
Problem(s) Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided
Insufficient literature searches
Poor consideration of publication bias
Number of systematic reviews included 6
Summary of Findings Of the 6 included Systematic Reviews (SRs), 36 different arthritis-specific PROMs were reported. Using AMSTAR to assess Risk of Bias (RoB), 4 SRs had a moderate RoB and the other 2 had a high RoB. Only 1 of the 6 SRs provided an a priori hypothesis, or a comprehensive literature search. None or the SRs provided a list of excluded studies nor assessed publication bias.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?