| Ref ID | 81 |
| First Author | P. S. Fleming |
| Journal | THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS |
| Year Of Publishing | 2013 |
| URL | https://academic.oup.com/ejo/article/35/2/244/490824?login=true |
| Keywords |
• Dentistry • Low methodological quality • Non-Cochrane reviews • Cochrane |
| Problem(s) |
• Cochrane reviews more rigorous/higher quality than non-Cochrane reviews • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 1 |
| Aim | To assess and compare the methodological quality of Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews published in leading orthodontic journals and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews between 2002 and 2011. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | The overall AMSTAR score for the 109 included Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews in orthodontics was 6.2 with 21.1% of reviews satisfying 9 or more of the 11 criteria. A similar prevalence of poor reviews (22%) was also noted. Multiple linear regression indicated that reviews published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ( P < 0.01); and involving meta-analysis ( β = 0.50, 95% confidence interval 0.72, 2.07, P < 0.001) showed greater concordance with AMSTAR. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 109 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 109 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |