- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- Lack of guidance or consistency in systematic overview / umbrella / review of systematic reviews
- Systematic review finds overlapping reviews were not mentioned in every other overview
Ref ID | 610 |
First Author | D. Pieper |
Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
Year Of Publishing | 2014 |
URL | https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(13)00481-2/fulltext |
Keywords |
General medical Overlapping reviews/redundancy Overviews/Umbrella Reviews |
Problem(s) |
Redundant / overlapping / duplicated review question; leads to research waste Lack of guidance or consistency in systematic overview / umbrella / review of systematic reviews |
Number of systematic reviews included | 60 |
Summary of Findings | Only 32 of 60 overviews mentioned overlaps (other relevant published systematic reviews). Six overviews simply mentioned the problem of overlaps without further investigation. |
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 |