Not all systematic reviews are created equal

Ref ID	680
First Author	J.F. Farragher
Journal	CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Year Of Publishing	2018
URL	https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0008417418773328
Keywords	• Physiotherapy • Heterogeneity • Protocols • Low reporting quality • Disclosure • Risk of bias • Pre-specification
Problem(s)	• Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported • Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed • Flawed risk of bias undertaken • No registered or published protocol • Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria • Intervention not described / defined • Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity
Number of systematic reviews included	4
Summary of Findings	Frequent errors in the four included systematic reviews of occupational therapy included: no registered or published protocol; Flawed risk of bias undertaken; Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed;; Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported; Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria; Intervention not described / defined; Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity
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