- Framework of problems / Rigorous
- Limited quality assessment or no risk of bias
- Systematic reviews synthesized evidence without consistent quality assessment of primary studies examining epidemiology of chronic diseases
| Ref ID | 620 |
| First Author | T. Shamliyan |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2012 |
| URL | https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(11)00378-7/fulltext |
| Keywords |
• Risk of bias • Observational studies • Epidemiology |
| Problem(s) |
• Inclusion of observational / non-randomised studies • No quality assessment undertaken or reported • Limited quality assessment or no risk of bias |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 145 |
| Summary of Findings | Planned quality assessment was reported in 37% of systematic reviews; just over half of the systematic reviews (number not reported) used the quality of primary studies in their evidence syntheses |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | N/A |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | Yes |