- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Outdated searches
- Up-to-dateness of reviews is often neglected in overviews: a systematic review
Ref ID | 611 |
First Author | D. Pieper |
Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
Year Of Publishing | 2014 |
URL | https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(14)00340-0/pdf |
Keywords |
General medical Searching Currency |
Problem(s) |
Outdated searches |
Number of systematic reviews included | 147 |
Summary of Findings | More than one-third of the included reviews in the 147 overviews examined were older than 5 years, indicating a high risk of being not up-to-date. Up-to-dateness of reviews was only considered in every fourth review based on analysis of 147 included overviews. |
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 |