- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- Lack of guidance or consistency in systematic overview / umbrella / review of systematic reviews
- Overviews of reviews often have limited rigor: a systematic review
| Ref ID | 612 |
| First Author | D. Pieper |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2012 |
| URL | https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(12)00208-9/pdf |
| Keywords |
Risk of bias General medical Low methodological quality Overviews/Umbrella Reviews |
| Problem(s) |
Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality No quality assessment undertaken or reported Lack of guidance or consistency in systematic overview / umbrella / review of systematic reviews |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 126 |
| Summary of Findings | Approximately one-third of the 126 included overviews did not perform quality assessment. Strategies to deal with discordant reviews were reported in 5% of the overviews. Searches for additional primary studies were conducted in 5% of the 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 |