- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Errors or omissions in search strategy
- Common mistakes in reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses
| Ref ID | 225 |
| First Author | M. Shamsi |
| Journal | HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVES |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7146040/pdf/hpp-10-97.pdf |
| Keywords |
Oncology Risk of bias Searching |
| Problem(s) |
Errors or omissions in search strategy Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Summary of Findings | The authors highlight a number of errors in the conduct of one systematic review of the incidence of prostate cancer published in 2019 including: inappropriate use of Google Scholar as a search database; search using "prevalence" keywords which is different to "incidence"; typo error in number of studies included; results interpreted without incorporating quality assessment; and the authors assert that the tests for publication bias in assessment of "incidence" data conducted in this review are unnecessary as these are not studies of treatment effects. |
| 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? |