Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews on Bodyweight Management Strategies for Children and Adolescents

Ref ID	872
First Author	R.S. Ho
Journal	MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
Year Of Publishing	2023
URL	https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abstract/2023/05000/methodological_quality_of_systematic_reviews_on.14.aspx
Keywords	Protocols Paediatrics General medical Low reporting quality Searching
Problem(s)	Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided Insufficient literature searches Undocumented or unjustified deviations to the review protocol
Number of systematic reviews included	88
Summary of Findings	From 88 included systematic reviews on bodyweight management strategies for children and adolescents indexed across Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and SPORTDiscus from inception to December 2020. The median of the total AMSTAR score was 6 out of 16, with a range from 1 to 14. Three critical domain-specific items of AMSTAR 2 among the included SRs showed unsatisfactory results including: justifying deviation from their SR protocols (75%), using comprehensive literature search strategies (68.2%) and giving details of both included and excluded studies (86.4%).
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