Quality appraisal of systematic reviews of interventions for children with cerebral palsy reveals critically low confidence

Ref ID 819
First Author K. Kolaski
Journal DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & CHILD NEUROLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2021
URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dmcn.14949
Keywords Paediatrics
Low methodological quality
Problem(s) Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Following guidelines is no guarantee of a rigorous systematic review
Number of systematic reviews included 83
Summary of Findings From 83 systematic reviews of interventions for children with cerebral palsy indexed across 22 databases from 2015 to 2019, the methodological quality (AMSTAR 2) was critically low confidence in 88% (n=73) of reviews. The number of systematic reviews increased fivefold from 2015 to 2019; however, quality did not improve over time.
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