Letter to the Editor concerning "the influence of cognitive behavioral therapy on lumbar spine surgery outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis" by Parish JM, et al. (Eur Spine J [2021]; 30(5):1365-1379)

Ref ID 919
First Author X. Zhou
Journal EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
Year Of Publishing 2022
URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00586-022-07173-3
Keywords Protocols
Surgery
Complimentary & Alternative
Heterogeneity
Risk of bias
Searching
Problem(s) Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity
Insufficient literature searches
Flawed risk of bias undertaken
No registered or published protocol
Methods not described to enable replication
Number of systematic reviews included 1
Summary of Findings From a letter to the editor raising concerns in the conduct of a systematic review and meta-analysis on the influence of cognitive behavioural therapy on lumbar spine surgery outcomes published in 2021. Areas of concern were: 1) not searching a sufficient number of databases and a lack of statement about language limitations 2) there was no published protocol 3) there may have some mistakes in assessing the risk of bias in the included studies using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool and 4) the methods used to account for the source of heterogeneity may not have been appropriate.
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?