| Ref ID | 694 |
| First Author | E. Launay |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2016 |
| URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.03.013 |
| Keywords |
• Diagnostic |
| Problem(s) |
• Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review • Limited quality assessment or no risk of bias • Ignores setting or context of included studies which limits review applicability |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | France |
| Aim | To assess the critical appraisal of systematic reviews of time-to-diagnosis from a sample indexed in MEDLINE via PubMed and Web of Science for up to the end of February 2015. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Of the 45 included systematic reviews, only 51% reported a critical appraisal process. Overall 36% of all systematic reviews reported assessment of at least one item on risk of bias and/or threats to generalisability. Authors did not report how results of the critical appraisal were used in 23% of the SRs with critical appraisal. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 45 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1936 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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