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 • General medical
• Risk of bias
• Publication bias
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? N/A
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes