Appraising the exercise oncology literature: a reminder of the rigour needed in systematic reviews

Ref ID 743
First Author S.Neil-Sztramko
Journal BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Year Of Publishing 2019
URL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28341728/
Keywords Missing data
Error
Oncology
Physiotherapy
Problem(s) Errors in study inclusion or omission of relevant studies
Data extraction errors and double counting
Number of systematic reviews included 1
Summary of Findings The authors of the letter regarding one systematic review of the design of resistance training protocols for interventions in cancer survivors published in 2017 highlight double counting from inclusion of multiple articles reporting the results of the same study; omission of a relevant study and several other reporting errors.
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?