- Framework of problems / Objective
- Single reviewer / lack of double checking
- Issues in reporting of systematic review methods in health app-focused reviews: A scoping review
Ref ID | 808 |
First Author | R. Grainger |
Journal | HEALTH INFORMATICS JOURNAL |
Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
URL | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1460458220952917 |
Keywords |
Telemedicine Low reporting quality |
Problem(s) |
Single reviewer / lack of double checking Low reporting (PRISMA) quality No registered or published protocol |
Number of systematic reviews included | 26 |
Summary of Findings | From 26 systematic reviews of mobile health apps indexed in Medline (via Ovid), AMED, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library (via Ovid), PubMed, CINAHL (via EBSCO) and Scopus between 1 January 2012 to 1 August 2018. Of the 26 included systematic reviews, reporting quality (PRISMA) was variable. Only one reported a priori protocol registration and four stated reporting was based on the PRISMA guideline for systematic reviews. The number of reviewers involved in conducting app screening and selection was poorly reported in over half of articles (58%, 15/26) and not reported in two articles. |
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 |