- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- Flawed risk of bias undertaken
- Risk of bias assessments and reporting quality of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials examining acupuncture for depression: An overview and meta‐epidemiology study
| Ref ID | 45 |
| First Author | S. Luo |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE‐BASED MEDICINE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/jebm.12372?download=true |
| Keywords |
Complimentary & Alternative Risk of bias |
| Problem(s) |
Flawed risk of bias undertaken No quality assessment undertaken or reported |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 39 |
| Summary of Findings | Of the 39 included systematic reviews of acupuncture for depression, two (5%) did not perform a risk of bias assessment, 18.9% did not report the risk of bias assessment results, and 62.2% did not report the assessment results of each risk of bias item. Text descriptions and tables were commonly used in reporting forms. Only 32.4% of systematic reviews reported support for judgment. The reporting rate of risk of bias assessment results was low in all items (13.5%-35.1%). |
| 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 |