- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Untimely (taking too long) or resource intensive
- Following Cochrane review protocols to completion 10 years later: a retrospective cohort study and author survey
| Ref ID | 712 |
| First Author | E. Runjic |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2019 |
| URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.03.006 |
| Keywords |
Cochrane Protocols General medical Currency |
| Problem(s) |
Untimely (taking too long) or resource intensive Unpublished or "zombie" reviews (the file-drawer effect) |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 576 |
| Summary of Findings | From 576 included Cochrane review protocols, 77.4% were published as a full review and 22.6% were still unpublished in February 2018. Median time from protocol publication to publication of the completed review was 2.78 years. Common reasons for nonpublication were: lack of time to work on the review; topic was out of date because of long Cochrane production process or Cochrane review group rejected the completed reviews and the authors published them elsewhere. |
| 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 |