- Framework of problems / Rigorous
- Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided
- A quality assessment of systematic reviews on telerehabilitation: what does the evidence tell us?
| Ref ID | 710 |
| First Author | M. Rogante |
| Journal | ANNALI DELL'ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA |
| Year Of Publishing | 2015 |
| URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.4415/ANN_15_01_04 |
| Keywords |
• Telemedicine • Low reporting quality • Error • Grey literature • Low methodological quality • Risk of bias |
| Problem(s) |
• Grey literature excluded • Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Limited quality assessment or no risk of bias • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • Errors in effect estimate calculations or data synthesis |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 10 |
| Summary of Findings | From the ten included systematic reviews on telerehabilitation, methodological quality using AMSTAR was commonly deficient including: analysis of grey literature; list of excluded studies; identification of possible risk of bias; appropriate method of synthesis. |
| 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? | Yes |