- Framework of problems / Objective
- Non-financial conflicts of interest of review authors
- Quality ratings of reviews in overviews: a comparison of reviews with and without dual (co-)authorship
Ref ID | 705 |
First Author | D. Pieper |
Journal | SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS |
Year Of Publishing | 2018 |
URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0722-9 |
Keywords |
Cochrane Author Allegiance Disclosure General medical |
Problem(s) |
Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing Non-financial conflicts of interest of review authors |
Number of systematic reviews included | 98 |
Summary of Findings | From the included sample of 98 systematic reviews, 51% of non-Cochrane reviews and 90% of Cochrane overviews had included at least one systematic review with dual co-authorship (reviewers who authored included studies). Higher quality scores were given to reviews in systematic overviews where dual co-authorship was present for both Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews. |
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 |