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 Cochrane
External validity
General medical
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? Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?