Methodological quality of systematic reviews in subfertility: a comparison of two different approaches.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systematic reviews are used widely to guide health care decisions. Several tools have been created to assess systematic review quality. The measurement tool for assessing the methodological quality of systematic reviews known as the AMSTAR tool applies a yes/no score to eleven relevant domains of review methodology. This tool has been reworked so that each domain is scored based on a four point scale, producing R-AMSTAR.

Methods and findings

We aimed to compare the AMSTAR and R-AMSTAR tools in assessing systematic reviews in the field of assisted reproduction for subfertility. All published systematic reviews on assisted reproductive technology, with the latest search for studies taking place from 2007-2011, were considered. Reviews that contained no included stud

SUBMITTER: Popovich I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3532502 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature