| 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 |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Canada |
| Aim | To assess key descriptive characteristics of child-relevant Cochrane review published in Issue 2 of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| 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%. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 793 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1666 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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