- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- Errors in effect estimate calculations or data synthesis
- Quality assessment of systematic reviews on periodontal regeneration in humans
Ref ID | 289 |
First Author | S. Elangovan |
Journal | JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY |
Year Of Publishing | 2013 |
URL | https://aap.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1902/jop.2012.120021?download=true |
Keywords |
Grey literature Dentistry Error Publication bias Risk of bias Disclosure Low reporting quality Single reviewer |
Problem(s) |
Grey literature excluded Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided Single reviewer / lack of double checking Poor consideration of publication bias Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing No quality assessment undertaken or reported Errors in effect estimate calculations or data synthesis Individual study characteristics not reported sufficiently |
Number of systematic reviews included | 14 |
Summary of Findings | Only one of the selected systematic reviews satisfied all the AMSTAR criteria, whereas two reviews satisfied just two of the 11 items. Problematic criteria included: duplicate screening/ data extraction (64%); consideration of grey literature (50%); table of included and excluded studies (64%); characteristics of included studies described (71%); quality assessment of included studies (71%); appropriate methods for data synthesis (57%); likelihood of publication bias assessment (29%); conflicts of interest stated (57%). |
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? | No |