The quality of Cochrane systematic reviews of acupuncture: an overview

Ref ID 821
First Author Z. Ji
Journal BMC COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AND THERAPIES
Year Of Publishing 2020
URL https://bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12906-020-03099-9
Keywords Cochrane
Complimentary & Alternative
Publication bias
Disclosure
Low methodological quality
Problem(s) Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported
Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing
Poor consideration of publication bias
Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews
Number of systematic reviews included 50
Summary of Findings From a sample of 500 systematic reviews of acupuncture published in the Cochrane Database of Reviews up to June 2019, 52% were of low quality according to AMSTAR 2. The least satisfied critical domain was inadequate investigation and discussion of publication bias. Declaration of potential sources of conflict of interest, and funding of the authors of the review and of the included studies were other important weaknesses.
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