Deficiencies in the publication and reporting of the results of systematic reviews presented at scientific medical conferences

Ref ID 603
First Author S. Hopewell
Journal JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2015
URL https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(15)00151-1/fulltext
Keywords Abstract / summary
Error
General medical
Currency
Problem(s) Errors in systematic review abstracts or plain language summaries
Unpublished or "zombie" reviews (the file-drawer effect)
Number of systematic reviews included 103
Summary of Findings Only around half were published in full within 3 years of presentation at the conference. There were many deficiencies in reporting according to PRISMA for abstracts which limits the reliability of the assessed conference abstracts to accurately represent the corresponding systematic reviews.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes