The methodological quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the effectiveness of non-pharmacological cancer pain management

Ref ID 626
First Author Y. Song
Journal PAIN MANAGEMENT NURSING
Year Of Publishing 2015
URL https://www.painmanagementnursing.org/article/S1524-9042(15)00083-1/fulltext
Keywords Grey literature
Pain
Statistical
Expertise
Publication bias
Risk of bias
Disclosure
Low reporting quality
Low methodological quality
Single reviewer
Problem(s) Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing
Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Grey literature excluded
Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided
Single reviewer / lack of double checking
Poor consideration of publication bias
Lack of statistical expertise in handling of quantitative data
No quality assessment undertaken or reported
Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed
Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported
Number of systematic reviews included 17
Summary of Findings Only one article was deemed high quality; five were considered to be of low quality; zero studies stated whether they have a conflict of interest in their covered studies
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? No