| 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 |
| Article Type | Editorial |
| Article Subtype | Discussion piece |
| First Author Country | Canada |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 2 |
| Aim | Discusses four systematic reviews in occupational therapy that were examined by authors during their PhD studies. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| 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 |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 4 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 4 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |