| Ref ID | 430 |
| First Author | C. Borges Migliavaca |
| Journal | BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7184711/pdf/12874_2020_Article_975.pdf |
| Keywords |
• General medical • Disclosure • Low reporting quality • Protocols • Risk of bias |
| Problem(s) |
• Search strategy not provided • No quality assessment undertaken or reported • Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported • No registered or published protocol |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Brazil |
| Aim | To assess the methodological and reporting conduct of systematic reviews of prevalence published in MEDLINE between February 2017 and February 2018. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | 77% of included reviews did not report a published or registered review protocol. 24% did not report whether there was an external funding source for the review. 20% of reviews did not perform quality assessment of included studies. 68% of review presented the full search strategy for at least one database; |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 235 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 325 |