Evaluation of 'implications for research' statements in systematic reviews of interventions in advanced cancer patients - a meta-research study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implications for research (IfR) sections are an important part of systematic reviews (SRs) to inform health care researchers and policy makers. PRISMA 2020 recommends reporting IfR, while Cochrane Reviews require a separate chapter on IfR. However, it is unclear to what extent SRs discuss IfR. We aimed i) to assess whether SRs include an IfR statement and ii) to evaluate which elements informed IfR statements.

Methods

We conducted a meta-research study based on SRs of interventions in advanced cancer patients from a previous project (CRD42019134904). As suggested in the Cochrane Handbook, we assessed if the following predefined variables were referred to in IfR statements: patient, intervention, control, outcome (PICO) and study design; concepts underlying Grading

SUBMITTER: Siemens W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731681 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature