The Reporting and Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews Underpinning Clinical Practice Guidelines Focused on the Management of Cutaneous Melanoma: Cross-Sectional Analysis

Ref ID 1030
First Author M. Khalid
Journal JMIR DERMATOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2023
URL https://derma.jmir.org/2023/1/e43821
Keywords Cochrane
Dermatology
Non-Cochrane reviews
Low methodological quality
Problem(s) Cochrane reviews more rigorous/higher quality than non-Cochrane reviews
Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Number of systematic reviews included 50
Summary of Findings The majority of SRs (19/50, 53%) were of critically low methodological quality assessed using AMSTAR 2, with no SRs being appraised as high quality. There was a statistically significant association (P<.001) between AMSTAR and PRISMA checklists. Of the total 50 SRs, 4 (8%) were Cochrane reviews. Cochrane SRs had a mean PRISMA completion of 84.7% (SD 2.1%) compared to 64.9% (SD 11.5%) among non-Cochrane studies. Cochrane SRs also had a higher mean AMSTAR completion (mean 86.8%, SD 4.9%) compared to non-Cochrane SRs (mean 40.0%, SD 15.1%).
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?