- Framework of problems / Objective
- Failure to consider equity, different socioeconomic groups or disadvantaged populations
- Prevalence and significance of race and ethnicity subgroup analyses in Cochrane intervention reviews
| Ref ID | 695 |
| First Author | P. Liu |
| Journal | CLINICAL TRIALS |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1740774519887148 |
| Keywords |
Cochrane Equity General medical |
| Problem(s) |
Failure to consider equity, different socioeconomic groups or disadvantaged populations |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 928 |
| Summary of Findings | Only 14 (1.5%) of the 928 Cochrane reviews sampled outlined plans to conduct race or ethnicity subgroup analyses. Of these, Nearly all (13/14, 92.9%) of the planned analyses were not conducted, primarily due to insufficient data. |
| 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? | Yes |