- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- Low reporting or methodological quality (OTHER GUIDANCE)
- Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments
| Ref ID | 152 |
| First Author | L. B. Mokkink |
| Journal | QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH |
| Year Of Publishing | 2009 |
| URL | https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/81725832.pdf |
| Keywords |
Risk of bias General medical Low reporting quality Searching Single reviewer |
| Problem(s) |
Low reporting or methodological quality (OTHER GUIDANCE) Single reviewer / lack of double checking Insufficient literature searches No quality assessment undertaken or reported |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 148 |
| Summary of Findings | 22% of the 148 included systematic reviews searched only one database. In many cases it was not reported whether article selection (75%) and data extraction (71%) was done by two independent reviewers. In 44% (n = 65/148) of the reviews the methodological quality of the included studies was not assessed. |
| 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? | Yes |