| Ref ID | 158 |
| First Author | B. Shea |
| Journal | THE JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2006 |
| URL | https://www.jrheum.org/content/jrheum/33/1/9.full.pdf |
| Keywords |
• Musculoskeletal • Low reporting quality • Searching • Orthopaedic • Cochrane |
| Problem(s) |
• Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews • Insufficient literature searches • Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Canada |
| Checklists |
• QUOROM • OQAQ |
| Aim | To assess the reporting (QUOROM) and methodological (OQAQ) quality of Cochrane musculoskeletal systematic reviews published in Issue 4 (2002) in the Cochrane Library. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | The reporting and methodological quality of the 57 included Cochrane musculoskeletal systematic reviews was generally good according to QUOROM and OQAQ, although minor flaws were observed. Search strategies were not deemed to be comprehensive in 37% of reviews. Bias in the selection of studies for the review was deemed to be a risk to 47% of review. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 57 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 57 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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