A descriptive analysis of child-relevant systematic reviews in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Ref ID	143
First Author	S. Bow
Journal	BMC PEDIATRICS
Year Of Publishing	2010
URL	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2881081/pdf/1471-2431-10-34.pdf
Keywords	• Paediatrics • Cochrane • Risk of bias • Publication bias • Multiplicity • Pre-specification
Problem(s)	• Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews • Multiplicity of outcomes and lack of pre-specification for outcome reporting • Poor consideration of publication bias • Not updated regularly • Flawed risk of bias undertaken
Number of systematic reviews included	793
Summary of Findings	38% of 793 included systematic reviews were last assessed as up-to-date prior to 2007. Primary outcomes were specified in 72% of systematic reviews. Allocation concealment and the Jadad scale were used in 97% and 25% of systematic reviews, respectively. Publication bias was assessed in only 14% of systematic reviews. Adults and children were analysed separately in 12% of systematic reviews and as a subgroup analysis in 14%.
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