Systematic reviews of low back pain prognosis had variable methods and results: guidance for future prognosis reviews

Ref ID	740
First Author	J.A.Hayden
Journal	JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Year Of Publishing	2009
URL	https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19136234/
Keywords	• Pain • Prognostic • Rheumatology • Risk of bias • Searching
Problem(s)	• Flawed risk of bias undertaken • No quality assessment undertaken or reported • Insufficient literature searches
Number of systematic reviews included	17
Summary of Findings	A quarter of the included 17 prognostic systematic reviews of low back pain did not clearly define search strategies. Seventy percent of reviews assessed quality of included studies, but assessed only a median of four of six potential biases. The authors conclude that there is an immediate need for methodological work in the area of prognosis systematic reviews and highlight the methodological shortcomings of the primary review literature.
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