Assessment of the methodological quality of studies on core outcome sets for respiratory diseases: A systematic review and meta-research study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With increasing attention to core outcome sets (COS), the number of studies on COS for respiratory diseases (COS-RD) is on the rise. However, the methodological quality is still unclear. Therefore, we conducted a study to assess the methodological quality of studies on COS-RD.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched for study protocols or original studies on COS-RD about adults, from their inception to February 23, 2024. The COMET database and Chinese databases (including China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, Chongqing VIP database, and China Biology Medicine) were also searched as a supplement. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted the data, and assessed the methodological quality of i

SUBMITTER: Liu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11695018 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature