- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- No quality assessment undertaken or reported
- 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 |
Observational studies Risk of bias Epidemiology |
Problem(s) |
No quality assessment undertaken or reported Inclusion of observational / non-randomised studies 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? | Not Applicable |
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | Yes |