- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Redundant / overlapping / duplicated review question; leads to research waste
- 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 |