| Ref ID | 601 |
| First Author | A. C. Tricco |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2009 |
| URL | https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(08)00227-8/fulltext |
| Keywords |
• Influence • Team • Cochrane • Spin • General medical • Non-Cochrane reviews |
| Problem(s) |
• Cochrane reviews more rigorous/higher quality than non-Cochrane reviews |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Canada |
| Aim | To assess factors that predict favourable results and positive conclusions in systematic reviews in both Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Non-Cochrane reviews were significantly more likely to contain positive conclusions than Cochrane reviewers. A higher proportion of Cochrane reviews had indeterminate conclusions, |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 296 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1046 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |