- Framework of problems / Rigorous
- Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed
- Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an umbrella review
| Ref ID | 1027 |
| First Author | Y. Katayama |
| Journal | CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2023 |
| URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10067-023-06608-6 |
| Keywords |
• Low methodological quality • Cardiology • Musculoskeletal • Risk of bias • Disclosure • Protocols |
| Problem(s) |
• Flawed risk of bias undertaken • Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • No registered or published protocol • Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed • Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 9 |
| Summary of Findings | From 9 systematic reviews indexed across PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library from database inception to June 22, 2022. All 9 included systematic reviews (SRs) were assessed as critically low quality according to the AMSTAR 2 tool. Only 2 (22.2%) of the SRs explain their selection of the study designs for inclusion; none of the reviews provided a list of excluded studies with justifications, nor reported on the sources of funding for the included studies. Five reviews (55.5%) did not report prior protocols.and five reviews (55.5) or did not consider the risk of bias in primary studies when interpreting the results of the review. Four reviews (44.4%) did not use an appropriate method to assess the risk of 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? | Yes |