| Ref ID | 480 |
| First Author | T. S. Al-Jewair |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4957196/pdf/jcsm.12.8.1175.pdf |
| Keywords |
• Pulmonology • Low reporting quality • Publication bias • Disclosure • Pre-specification |
| Problem(s) |
• Poor consideration of publication bias • Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria • Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 1 |
| Aim | To assess the methodological quality (AMSTAR) of systematic reviews with meta-analyses about the efficacy of oral appliances in the management of adult and paediatric sleep-disordered breathing published in 6 databases up to 2016. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Limitations in the included reviews included failing to reference the excluded studies or describe reasons for exclusion, lack of applying valid criteria to assess the quality of included studies, lack of publication bias assessment, and absence of conflicts of interest reporting. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 13 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 478 |