Systematic reviews do not comment on applicability for primary care

Ref ID 699
First Author A. Missiou
Journal JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2015
URL https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.06.003
Keywords • General medical
• External validity
• Cochrane
Problem(s) • Ignores setting or context of included studies which limits review applicability
Number of systematic reviews included 163
Summary of Findings Only 18.4% of included reviews stated that primary care trials were eligible. Of these reviews, 63.0% reported in the discussion that results might be applicable for primary care.
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? N/A