| Ref ID | 934 |
| First Author | R. Bojcic |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895435623002949#sec2 |
| Keywords |
• Low methodological quality • Non-Cochrane reviews • General medical |
| Problem(s) |
• Following guidelines is no guarantee of a rigorous systematic review • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Croatia |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 2 |
| Aim | To assess the methodological quality (AMSTAR-2) of systematic reviews indexed across MEDLINE and Embase which claimed adherence to AMSTAR-2. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From 43 included systematic reviews indexed across MEDLINE and Embase from January 1, 2018, until May 3, 2022 and which claimed adherence to AMSTAR-2. Five of the 43 systematic reviews were of critically low confidence, 7 systematic reviews were of low confidence, and one systematic review was of high confidence. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 43 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 542 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |