- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review
- The quality of systematic reviews of health-related outcome measurement instruments
| Ref ID | 153 |
| First Author | C. B. Terwee |
| Journal | QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH |
| Year Of Publishing | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830864/pdf/11136_2015_Article_1122.pdf |
| Keywords |
Risk of bias General medical Searching Single reviewer |
| Problem(s) |
Insufficient literature searches No quality assessment undertaken or reported Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality Inconclusive or lack of recommendations Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review Single reviewer / lack of double checking |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 102 |
| Summary of Findings | Despite a clear improvement in conduct, since the study by Mokkink et al in 2009, of the 102 systematic reviews of health-related outcome measurement instruments there were still deficits. The selection of abstracts and full-text articles was performed by at least two reviewers independently in 29% of the reviews. In 41 % of the reviews, the methodological quality of the included studies was assessed. Study quality was only taken in to account into the synthesis of 20% of reviews. In 49 % of the reviews clear recommendations were provided for either one or multiple outcome measurement instruments per construct that were considered the best. |
| 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 |