- Framework of problems / Transparent
- Individual study characteristics not reported sufficiently
- Epidemiology and reporting characteristics of non-Cochrane updates of systematic reviews: A cross-sectional study
Ref ID | 711 |
First Author | T. Rombey |
Journal | RESEARCH SYNTHESIS METHODS |
Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1409 |
Keywords |
General medical Low reporting quality |
Problem(s) |
Individual study characteristics not reported sufficiently |
Number of systematic reviews included | 100 |
Summary of Findings | From 100 included systematic reviews: the number of newly included studies and participants and the number of studies and participants included from the previous systematic review were often not reported. Only 51/100 systematic review updates used the term “update” in the title and none reported having based the decision to update the previous systematic review on an existing method/decision tool. |
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 |