- Framework of problems / Objective
- Failure to define clinically meaningful outcomes
- Alcohol, cardiovascular disease and industry funding: A co-authorship network analysis of systematic reviews
| Ref ID | 787 |
| First Author | S. Golder |
| Journal | SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953621007826 |
| Keywords |
Author Cardiology Allegiance Sponsorship bias Disclosure Team Non-Cochrane reviews Outcomes |
| Problem(s) |
Failure to define clinically meaningful outcomes Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing Financial conflicts of interest of review authors |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 60 |
| Summary of Findings | From 60 included systematic reviews on the impacts on alcohol on cardiovascular disease indexed in Epistemonikos up to May 06, 2020. Those with industry funding were more likely to study broader outcomes such as ‘cardiovascular disease’ or ‘coronary heart disease’ as opposed to specific cardiovascular disease issues such as hypertension or stroke (93% [13/14] versus 41% [19/46]) (chi-squared 12.4, p < 0.001) and have more included studies (mean of 29 versus 20). They were also more widely cited by others. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Yes |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | Yes |