Evaluating Approaches to Quality Assessment in Library and Information Science LIS Systematic Reviews: A Methodology Review

Ref ID 478
First Author M. Maden
Journal EVIDENCE BASED LIBRARY AND INFORMATION PRACTICE
Year Of Publishing 2016
URL https://search.proquest.com/docview/1822123674?accountid=13828
Keywords Publication bias
Risk of bias
General medical
Problem(s) No quality assessment undertaken or reported
Poor consideration of publication bias
Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review
Number of systematic reviews included 40
Summary of Findings Only 25% of included reviews assessed the methodological quality of the included studies. Only 22.5% of reviews incorporated quality assessment onto the analysis. Only 2.5% of review assessed the likelihood of publication bias.
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