The Reporting Quality of Systematic Reviews in Japanese Physical Therapy Journals

Ref ID 211
First Author A. Takashi
Journal PROGRESS IN REHABILITATION MEDICINE
Year Of Publishing 2020
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7365240/pdf/prm-5-20200005.pdf
Keywords • Physiotherapy
• Risk of bias
• Subgroup
• Protocols
Problem(s) • Unplanned or unjustified subgroup or sensitivity analyses
• Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported
• Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review
• No registered or published protocol
Article Type Empirical
Article Subtype Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review
First Author Country Japan
Checklists • PRISMA 2009
Aim To assess the reporting quality (PRISMA) of systematic reviews published in Japanese in the field of physical therapy from 1984 to 2018.
Level of Investigation Descriptive
Summary of Findings The median score of PRISMA checklist items adequately adhered to across the included 13 included systematic reviews was 12 (range, 7–17). None of the studies adhered to the structured summary or described results of subgroup analyses. Only one review (8%) prospectively registered the protocol. Only one review (8%) described plans for subgroup analyses. The intention of bias assessment across studies was reported in only three studies (23%), and only two of these three reported the results. Only one review (8%) reported funding for the systematic review.
Number of systematic reviews included 13
Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed 909
Treatment impacted No
Treatment impacted description
Interpretation impacted Not Applicable
Interpretation impacted description