| Ref ID | 479 |
| First Author | M. R. Abdul Rahim |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING & RADIATION ONCOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2017 |
| URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/1754-9485.12589?download=true |
| Keywords |
• Oncology • Cochrane • Low reporting quality |
| Problem(s) |
• Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews • Intervention not described / defined |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | New Zealand |
| Aim | To assess whether the intervention characteristics of radiation therapy intervention were evaluated in Cochrane systematic reviews published up to 2014. Particular characteristics of interest were quality assurance and quality control. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Of the 67 Cochrane systematic reviews studied, only two mentioned quality assurance or quality control. The authors conclude that 97% of reviews failed to consider the quality assurance of the interventions in the included studies. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 67 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 416 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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