Improving prediction model systematic review methodology: Letter to the Editor

Ref ID 806
First Author G.S. Bullock
Journal TRANSLATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE
Year Of Publishing 2021
URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/tsm2.240
Keywords • Risk of bias
• Physiotherapy
• Statistical
• Musculoskeletal
• Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) • Failure to address missing outcome data in analyses
• Limited quality assessment or no risk of bias
Number of systematic reviews included 1
Summary of Findings The letter to the editor highlighting concerns over the conduct of one systematic review and meta-analysis of prediction models for musculoskeletal injury published in 2020. These include, the reported inappropriate use of the Newcastle Ottawa Scale for quality assessment of the included prediction model studies; the absence of the extraction or reporting on missing data and relevant missing data mechanisms; and other queries regarding the statistical synthesis.
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? No