| Ref ID | 321 |
| First Author | R. J. Gatchel |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF PAIN |
| Year Of Publishing | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(16)30237-1/pdf |
| Keywords |
• Mental health • Pain • Low reporting quality • Heterogeneity • Publication bias • Error |
| Problem(s) |
• Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity • Poor consideration of publication bias • Errors in study inclusion or omission of relevant studies • Intervention not described / defined |
| Article Type | Editorial |
| Article Subtype | Comment/letter |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Aim | A letter highlighting concerns with the conduct and interpretation of one systematic review of conservative interventions for nonspecific chronic spinal pain. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | The letter highlights concerns with the conduct and interpretation of one systematic review of conservative interventions for nonspecific chronic spinal pain published in 2016. Concerns include omission of potentially relevant trials, misclassification of interventions, considerable methodological heterogeneity and incongruent analyses and failure to adequately consider publication bias. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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