| Ref ID | 592 |
| First Author | C. Mallen |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2006 |
| URL | https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(06)00026-6/fulltext |
| Keywords |
• Observational studies • General medical • Risk of bias |
| Problem(s) |
• No quality assessment undertaken or reported • Inclusion of observational / non-randomised studies |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Aim | To assess current practice in the quality assessment of original observational studies included in systematic reviews indexed in PubMed between 1999-2000 and 2003-2004 |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Six (22%) of the 1999–2000 articles described quality assessment of original studies, compared with 39 (50%) of articles published in 2003–2004. Ten different quality assessment tools were identified in the later cohort indicating a lack of consensus in appropriate critical appraisal of observational studies. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 32 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 32 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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