| Ref ID | 449 |
| First Author | E. A. Ochodo |
| Journal | BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2014 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24588874/ |
| Keywords |
• Diagnostic |
| Problem(s) |
• Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | The Netherlands |
| Aim | To assess the extent to which the results of quality assessment of included studies are incorporated in the conclusions of diagnostic accuracy reviews. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Only 9% of included reviews linked the results of quality assessment to their conclusions, half of which did not conduct a meta-analysis due to limitations in the quality of included studies. In the reviews with a meta-analysis, 36% incorporated quality in the analysis. For reviews that reported significant effects of quality on the pooled estimates, none of them factored these effects into the conclusions. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 65 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1273 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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