- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- Low reporting or methodological quality (OTHER GUIDANCE)
- Synthesis methods other than meta-analysis were commonly used but seldom specified: survey of systematic reviews
| Ref ID | 859 |
| First Author | M.S. Cumpston |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895435623000148?via%3Dihub |
| Keywords |
Reproducibility Statistical Pre-specification Low reporting quality Non-Cochrane reviews |
| Problem(s) |
Methods not described to enable replication Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria Low reporting or methodological quality (OTHER GUIDANCE) |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 100 |
| Summary of Findings | From 100 randomly sampled systematic reviews of public health and health systems interventions published in 2018 from the Health Evidence and Health Systems Evidence databases. Most (78%) of the included systematic reviews specified (that is, defined or discussed in the text) meta-analysis. Other synthesis methods were rarely specified (5/100). In five systematic reviews, the authors stated that they did not intend to statistically synthesize results, and in 15 no information about synthesis methods was specified. |
| 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 |