Comment on 'Comparative efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep quality in old adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis'

Ref ID 1037
First Author S. Lv
Journal JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
Year Of Publishing 2024
URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.17131
Keywords • Heterogeneity
• General medical
• Searching
• Risk of bias
Problem(s) • Flawed risk of bias undertaken
• Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity
• Errors in study inclusion or omission of relevant studies
Article Type Editorial
Article Subtype Comment/letter
First Author Country China
Aim A letter to the editor pointing out some limitations in a systematic review and network meta-analysis published in 2024 to compare the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in enhancing sleep quality in older people.
Level of Investigation Descriptive
Summary of Findings From a letter to the editor pointing out some limitations in a systematic review and network meta-analysis published in 2024 to compare the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in enhancing sleep quality in older people. The letter authors highlighted the following issues with a systematic review and network meta-analysis published in 2024 to compare the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in enhancing sleep quality in older people: 1) They found an eligible study not included in the review. 1) The review authors did not accurately assess the risk of bias. 3) There were differences in the control group between studies but this heterogeneity was not emphasized.
Number of systematic reviews included 1
Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed 1
Treatment impacted Not Applicable
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Interpretation impacted Not Applicable
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