| Ref ID | 268 |
| First Author | C. Baldwin |
| Journal | ADVANCES IN NUTRITION |
| Year Of Publishing | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32945835 |
| Keywords |
• Vitamins and supplements • Heterogeneity • Searching • Risk of bias |
| Problem(s) |
• Insufficient literature searches • Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity • Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 1 |
| Aim | To assess the methodological quality (AMSTAR) of systematic reviews of oral nutritional supplements for malnutrition published in multiple databases up to July 2019. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From the 22 included systematic reviews, ten reviews were high quality (AMSTAR scores 8–11), 9 moderate (AMSTAR scores 3–8), and 3 poor quality (AMSTAR scores 0–3). Methodological deficiencies were limitations to searches, poor reporting of heterogeneity, and failure to incorporate quality of evidence into any recommendations. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 22 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 4620 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |