| Ref ID | 333 |
| First Author | J. P. Brito |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2013 |
| URL | https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(13)00031-0/pdf |
| Keywords |
• Low reporting quality • Grey literature • Protocols • Single reviewer • Low methodological quality • Endocrinology |
| Problem(s) |
• No registered or published protocol • 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 |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 1 |
| Aim | To assess the methodological quality (AMSTAR) of systematic reviews affecting clinical practice in endocrinology from those published in The Endocrine Society’s Clinical Practice Guidelines between 2006 and January 2012. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Included reviews had a mean AMSTAR score of 6.4 (standard deviation, 2.5) from a maximum score of 11, with scores improving over time. Systematic reviews of randomized trials had higher AMSTAR scores than those of observational studies. Low-quality systematic reviews (methodological AMSTAR score 1 or 2 of 5, n 5 24, 35%) were cited in 24 different practice recommendations and were the main evidentiary support for five recommendations, of which only one acknowledged the quality of systematic reviews |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 69 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 2817 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |