The judgement of biases included in the category "other bias" in Cochrane systematic reviews of interventions: a systematic survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical decisions are made based on Cochrane reviews, but the implementation of results of evidence syntheses such as Cochrane reviews is problematic if the evidence is not prepared consistently. All systematic reviews should assess the risk of bias (RoB) in included studies, and in Cochrane reviews, this is done by using Cochrane RoB tool. However, the tool is not necessarily applied according to the instructions. In this study, we aimed to determine the types of bias and their corresponding judgements noted in the 'other bias' domain of Cochrane RoB tool.

Methods

We analyzed Cochrane reviews that included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and extracted data regarding 'other bias' from the RoB table and accompanying support for the judgment. We categorized dif

SUBMITTER: Babic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6458756 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature