Cochrane plain language summaries are highly heterogeneous with low adherence to the standards

Ref ID 445
First Author A. Jelicic Kadic
Journal BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2016
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4877986/pdf/12874_2016_Article_162.pdf
Keywords Cochrane
Abstract / summary
General medical
Problem(s) Errors in systematic review abstracts or plain language summaries
Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews
Number of systematic reviews included 1738
Summary of Findings No single Cochrane plain language summary adhered fully to the PLEACS criteria. The highest adherence was found for absence of details of the search strategy (99% adherence), and the lowest adherence for an item mandating to address quality according to the GRADE system (0.7 % adherence). Overall adherence percentage of plain language studies reporting reviews with included studies was 57%.
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