Nature and reporting characteristics of UK health technology assessment systematic reviews

Ref ID 423
First Author C. Carroll
Journal BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2018
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941703/pdf/12874_2018_Article_498.pdf
Keywords Cochrane
Publication bias
General medical
Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) Cochrane reviews more rigorous/higher quality than non-Cochrane reviews
Poor consideration of publication bias
Number of systematic reviews included 330
Summary of Findings The standard of reporting is often comparable between UK Health Technology Assessment systematic reviews and Cochrane reviews, and the reporting in both is more complete than other non-Cochrane systematic reviews. However, publication bias is almost never taken into account in Health Technology Assessment systematic reviews.
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? Yes