A Methodological Quality Assessment of Meta-Analyses on Sleep Disorder Treatments Using AMSTAR 2.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meta-analyses (MAs) provide up-to-date, quantified evidence on treatment effects, which may be useful for clinical and policy decision-making. However, the quality of MAs varies, and methodological flaws can limit their reliability.

Aims

This review evaluated the methodological quality of MAs on sleep disorder treatments.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO for eligible MAs on randomized controlled trials of sleep disorder treatments published between 2018 and 2023. We extracted MAs' bibliographical characteristics with a predesigned form and appraised their methodological quality using AMSTAR (A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews) 2. We explored the associations between bibliographical characteristics and methodological quality rat

SUBMITTER: Ho L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11570419 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature