| Ref ID | 639 |
| First Author | E. M. Beller |
| Journal | JAMA |
| Year Of Publishing | 2011 |
| URL | https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/articlepdf/1731849/jlt1109_1981_1982.pdf |
| Keywords |
• Abstract / summary • General medical • Cochrane • Statistical • Error |
| Problem(s) |
• Errors in systematic review abstracts or plain language summaries |
| Article Type | Editorial |
| Article Subtype | Comment/letter |
| First Author Country | Australia |
| Aim | To examine a sample of systematic review abstracts to assess the nature and extent of any deficiencies in reporting from both Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews |
| Level of Investigation | Analytical |
| Summary of Findings | For 42% of abstracts of systematic reviews, the direction of the main effect either could not be determined or needed to be inferred. Statistical uncertainty was also poorly reported: 24% of abstracts reported neither a confidence interval nor a P value. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 182 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1365 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | No |
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