| Ref ID | 306 |
| First Author | P. M. Jayaram |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2006 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17130017/ |
| Keywords |
• Gynaecology • Low methodological quality • Searching • Low reporting quality • Heterogeneity • Publication bias |
| Problem(s) |
• Low reporting or methodological quality (OTHER GUIDANCE) • Insufficient literature searches • Poor consideration of publication bias • Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Aim | To assess the methodological quality of existing systematic reviews on multiple pregnancies published in multiple databases up to 2005. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Only 57% of included reviews specified the review question. Adequate literature search without language restriction and the use of a reference list was found in 50% reviews, but the risk of missing studies was assessed in only 7% reviews. Quality assessment of included studies was reported in 50% and tabulation of their findings was reported in 57% reviews, but heterogeneity of results was evaluated in only 28% reviews. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 14 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 367 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
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| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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