| Ref ID | 91 |
| First Author | S. Gianola |
| Journal | PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2013 |
| URL | https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/93/11/1456/2735287?login=true |
| Keywords |
• Physiotherapy • Transparency • Low reporting quality • Heterogeneity • Publication bias • Grey literature |
| Problem(s) |
• Grey literature excluded • Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported • No registered or published protocol • Search strategy not provided • Poor consideration of publication bias • Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity • Low reporting (PRISMA) quality |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Italy |
| Checklists |
• PRISMA 2009 |
| Aim | To assess the reporting quality (PRISMA) of systematic reviews of rehabilitation published in MEDLINE in 2011. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Reporting quality of the included 88 systematic reviews according to PRISMA guidelines was low. The greatest areas for concern were: protocol mentioned (11%), search strategy reported (43%); grey literature included (2%); publication bias discussed (25%); heterogeneity investigated (32%); funding sources reported (52%). |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 88 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 814 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |