Is the information of systematic reviews published in nursing journals up-to-date? a cross-sectional study

Ref ID 453
First Author W. W. S. Tam
Journal BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2017
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5702238/pdf/12874_2017_Article_432.pdf
Keywords Nursing
Currency
Low methodological quality
Problem(s) Outdated searches
Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Number of systematic reviews included 202
Summary of Findings The median time from the last search to acceptance for systematic reviews published in nursing journals was 393 days. The quality of these reviews was low with the median score of 3 out of 11.
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