- Framework of problems / Rigorous
- Flawed risk of bias undertaken
- Cochrane risk of bias tool was used inadequately in the majority of non-Cochrane systematic reviews
| Ref ID | 369 |
| First Author | L. Puljak |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895435619307206 |
| Keywords |
• Risk of bias • General medical |
| Problem(s) |
• Flawed risk of bias undertaken |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 508 |
| Summary of Findings | Of eligible reviews, 85% reported that they analysed risk of bias and 53% used the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Of these (n=269) only 5.9% reported both a judgment and a supporting comment in the Cochrane risk of bias table in the manuscript or in a supplementary file. 41% of analysed available judgments were inadequate, either because the judgement was not in line with the comment or the comment was missing. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | N/A |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | Yes |