| Ref ID | 941 |
| First Author | R. Kanukula |
| Journal | BMJ EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2022 |
| URL | https://ebm.bmj.com/content/27/2/79.long |
| Keywords |
• Non-Cochrane reviews • Low reporting quality • Low methodological quality • Cardiology |
| Problem(s) |
• Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review • Low reporting (PRISMA) quality • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • No registered or published protocol |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Australia |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 2 |
| Aim | To assess the methodological and reporting quality of systematic reviews that informed recommendations in the recent American and European hypertension guidelines published up to 2018. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From 40 included systematic reviews that informed recommendations in the recent American and European hypertension guidelines published up to 2018. Methodological (AMSTAR 2) and reporting (PRISMA) quality were found to vary considerably. Lack of information on the funding source of included studies, use of a protocol, integration of risk of bias assessments while interpreting findings and reporting of excluded studies were major methodological deficiencies. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 40 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 130 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |