- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- No quality assessment undertaken or reported
- An observational study found large methodological heterogeneity in systematic reviews addressing prevalence and cumulative incidence
Ref ID | 341 |
First Author | F. Hoffmann |
Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31809847/ |
Keywords |
Protocols Risk of bias Language General medical |
Problem(s) |
No registered or published protocol No quality assessment undertaken or reported |
Number of systematic reviews included | 215 |
Summary of Findings | Few included reviews were registered with PROSPERO (5.6%). One-quarter considered articles without languages restrictions (25.1%). Regional restrictions of included studies were applied in 22.8%. 49.3% of reviews assessed risk of bias or study quality. |
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 |