[PDF] Top 20 Interpreting systematic reviews: are we ready to make our own conclusions? A cross-sectional study

... drew conclusions that were not entirely in line with their results as assessed by the third party ...in interpreting even their own work, as well as the importance of being independent in interpret- ... See full document

... for reviews of diag- nostic accuracy studies [4,35] recommends that quality is assessed, included in the analysis, and used to generate rec- ommendations for future ...a systematic review, rather than that ... See full document

... From our results, the median time from the last search date to submission was ...evaluating study quality, extract- ing and encoding data, analyzing and interpreting data ...experienced ... See full document

... assessor. Systematic reviews were allocated at random such that each assessor extracted a similar number of Cochrane and non- Cochrane systematic ...each systematic review, we recorded ... See full document

... for systematic reviews is limited to showing the impact of searching Medline only, or excluding ...To our knowledge, the contribution of a range of databases or the combin- ation of different ... See full document

... of systematic reviews and meta-analyses was scored for “conclusions that contain recommendations for clinical practices that were not supported by findings” ...the conclusions sections of the ... See full document

... for systematic review authors is the inconsistent and evolving terminology used in pri- mary studies (and ...can make interpretation of data difficult for those using research ...this study, ... See full document

... of systematic reviews can use the number and sample sizes of unpublished studies in combination with other methods such as funnel plots to better describe the possible impact of publication bias on effect ... See full document

... Narrative reviews are summaries of research that lack an explicit description of a systematic ...of systematic reviews, narrative reviews persist. A study by Antman et al ... See full document

... reported cross-sectional data [16, 18, 20, 35–53] and eight articles [16, 19, 35, 54–58] provided longitudinal data (two articles reported both cross-sectional and longitudinal data [16, ... See full document

... In another review [12], the authors calculated the standardized mean difference both with a fixed effect model (1.07, 95% confidence interval 0.43 to 1.70) and a random effects model (1.74, -0.71 to 4.19). In the meth- ... See full document

... A) Cumulative risk of HIV acquisition for females over three months (assuming 100% of sex acts with a HIV positive partner) as a function of the relative increase in per-act HIV transmission probability per receptive ... See full document

... The questionnaire used had four sections. Section A gathered information on the prevalence of recurrent NSLBP. Section B sought information related to the use of school-bags. Respondents were specifically asked questions ... See full document

... The quality of a SR/MA depends not only on the number of databases searched, but also on the search strategy and search terms used. Also, SR/MA researchers may apply re- strictions to the language and period of ... See full document

... Sherrington et al. reported that although blood group A individuals respond to stress by releasing profuse adrenaline but elimination is also very fast. However O blood group appears to have more difficulty with ... See full document

... A study conducted by Said [3] in Malaysia among the nursing students also revealed highest DREEM score among the first year ...a study conducted by Bakshi [18] and Al-Ayed [27] among the nursing students in ... See full document

... limitations, our current study adds to the current body of knowledge on the role of the size/quality of the paraspinal muscles in knee ...on our observations, resistance exercise of the trunk ... See full document

... trusting our own theorizing and writing capabilities, welcoming uncertainty and fallibility, asking “Who decides and why?” of all the assumptions I ever made about literacy, education, ... See full document

... the study is that a standard questionnaire with predetermined choices was used, and some of the fac- tors affecting this institution may have been left ...the study in this institution may not be applicable ... See full document

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