| Ref ID | 1007 |
| First Author | L.E. Downie |
| Journal | THE OCULAR SURFACE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2023 |
| URL | https://www-sciencedirect-com.sheffield.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S1542012423000356?via%3Dihub |
| Keywords |
• Ophthalmology • Low methodological quality |
| Problem(s) |
• Limited quality assessment or no risk of bias • Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Insufficient literature searches • Lack of statistical expertise in handling of quantitative data • Poor execution of narrative synthesis |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Australia |
| Aim | To report on the work of an Evidence Quality Subcommittee established to provide specialized methodological support and expertise to promote rigorous and evidence-based approaches for the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) Lifestyle Epidemic reports. Specifically to report on the standardized reliability assessment of relevant systematic reviews using five broad criteria. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From 754 included relevant systematic reviews were published between 1995 and 2021. A total of 281 broadly relevant systematic reviews were categorized as reliable (37%) using using a five-item tool where 'reliable' was defined as satisfying all 5 criteria. The remaining 473 articles (63%) were deemed unreliable; of these, 138 systematic reviews failed one reliability criterion, 135 failed two criteria, 138 failed three criteria, 54 failed four criteria, and 12 failed all five criteria. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 754 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1113 |