| 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 • Low methodological quality • Currency |
| Problem(s) |
• Outdated searches • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Singapore |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 1 |
| Aim | To assess the time taken between the last search, submission, acceptance and publication dates of systematic reviews published in nursing journals. Methodological quality of the systematic reviews were also evaluated (AMSTAR). |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| 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. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 202 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 949 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |