| 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 |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Germany |
| Aim | To assess whether authors mention overlapping reviews in overviews (systematic reviews of reviews). |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| 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. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 60 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1993 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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