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 • Outcomes
• Musculoskeletal
• Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) • Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided
• Insufficient literature searches
• Poor consideration of publication bias
• Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Number of systematic reviews included 6
Summary of Findings Of the 6 included Systematic Reviews (SRs) identified from MEDLINE, ILC, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, and LILACS) in September 2019, 36 different arthritis-specific PROMs were reported. Using AMSTAR, 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? N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?