Methodological quality of 100 recent systematic reviews of health-related outcome measurement instruments: an overview of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Systematic reviews evaluating and comparing the measurement properties of outcome measurement instruments (OMIs) play an important role in OMI selection. Earlier overviews of review quality (2007, 2014) evidenced substantial concerns with regards to alignment to scientific standards. This overview aimed to investigate whether the quality of recent systematic reviews of OMIs lives up to the current scientific standards.

Methods

One hundred systematic reviews of OMIs published from June 1, 2021 onwards were randomly selected through a systematic literature search performed on March 17, 2022 in MEDLINE and EMBASE. The quality of systematic reviews was appraised by two independent reviewers. An updated data extraction form was informed by the earlier studies, and results

SUBMITTER: Elsman EBM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11452433 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature