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Summarizing systematic reviews: methodological development, conduct and reporting of an umbrella review approach
Edoardo Aromataris,Ritin Fernandez,Christina Godfrey,Cheryl Holly,Hanan Khalil,Patraporn Tungpunkom +5 more
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The umbrella review methodology described here is the first to consider reviews that report other than quantitative evidence derived from randomized controlled trials, and provides a ready means for decision makers in healthcare to gain a clear understanding of a broad topic area.Abstract:
Aims:With the increase in the number of systematic reviews available, a logical next step to provide decision makers in healthcare with the evidence they require has been the conduct of reviews of existing systematic reviews Syntheses of existing systematic reviews are referred to by many dread more
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AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both
Beverley Shea,Beverley Shea,Barnaby C Reeves,George A. Wells,Micere Thuku,Candyce Hamel,Julian Moran,David Moher,David Moher,Peter Tugwell,Vivian Welch,Elizabeth Kristjansson,David Henry,David Henry +13 more
TL;DR: This paper reports on the updating of AMSTAR and its adaptation to enable more detailed assessment of systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both.
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Mediterranean diet and multiple health outcomes: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of observational studies and randomised trials.
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Coffee consumption and health: umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes
Robin Poole,Oliver J. Kennedy,Paul Roderick,Jonathan A. Fallowfield,Peter C. Hayes,Julie Parkes +5 more
TL;DR: Coffee consumption seems generally safe within usual levels of intake, with summary estimates indicating largest risk reduction for various health outcomes at three to four cups a day, and more likely to benefit health than harm.
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What kind of systematic review should I conduct? A proposed typology and guidance for systematic reviewers in the medical and health sciences
TL;DR: The aim is to provide a typology of review types and describe key elements that need to be addressed during question development for each type and provide clarified guidance for both novice and experienced reviewers and a unified typology with respect to review types.
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Mental health outcomes of quarantine and isolation for infection prevention: a systematic umbrella review of the global evidence.
TL;DR: This umbrella review found severe mental health problems among individuals and populations who have undergone quarantine and isolation in different contexts and necessitates multipronged interventions including policy measures for strengthening mental health services globally and promoting psychosocial wellbeing among high-risk populations.
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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA Statement.
TL;DR: The QUOROM Statement (QUality Of Reporting Of Meta-analyses) as mentioned in this paper was developed to address the suboptimal reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement
TL;DR: A structured summary is provided including, as applicable, background, objectives, data sources, study eligibility criteria, participants, interventions, study appraisal and synthesis methods, results, limitations, conclusions and implications of key findings.
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A typology of reviews: An analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies
Maria J. Grant,Andrew Booth +1 more
TL;DR: Few review types possess prescribed and explicit methodologies and many fall short of being mutually exclusive, but this typology provides a valuable reference point for those commissioning, conducting, supporting or interpreting reviews, both within health information and the wider health care domain.
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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
David Moher,A. Liberati,Jennifer Tetzlaff,Douglas G. Altman,Gerd Antes,David C. Atkins,Virginia Barbour,Nick Barrowman,Jesse A. Berlin,Jocalyn Clark,Mike Clarke,Deborah J. Cook,Roberto D'Amico,Jonathan J Deeks,Philip J. Devereaux,Kay Dickersin,Matthias Egger,E Ernst,Peter C. Gøtzsche,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,G. H. Guyatt,Julian P T Higgins,Ioannidis Jpa.,Jos Kleijnen,Tom Lang,Nicola Magrini,D McNamee,Lorenzo Moja,Cynthia D. Mulrow,Maryann Napoli,Andrew D Oxman,B Pham,Drummond Rennie,Margaret Sampson,Kenneth F. Schulz,Paul G. Shekelle,David Tovey,Peter Tugwell +37 more
TL;DR: The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) as discussed by the authors is an update of the QUOROM guidelines for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
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Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews
Beverley Shea,Jeremy M. Grimshaw,George A. Wells,Maarten Boers,Neil Andersson,Candyce Hamel,Ashley C Porter,Peter Tugwell,David Moher,Lex M. Bouter +9 more
TL;DR: A measurement tool for the 'assessment of multiple systematic reviews' (AMSTAR) was developed that consists of 11 items and has good face and content validity for measuring the methodological quality of systematic reviews.