Development and design validation of a novel network meta-analysis presentation tool for multiple outcomes: a qualitative descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Grades of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation working group recently developed an innovative approach to interpreting results from network meta-analyses (NMA) through minimally and partially contextualised methods; however, the optimal method for presenting results for multiple outcomes using this approach remains uncertain. We; therefore, developed and iteratively modified a presentation method that effectively summarises NMA results of multiple outcomes for clinicians using this new interpretation approach.

Design

Qualitative descriptive study.

Setting

A steering group of seven individuals with experience in NMA and design validation studies developed two colour-coded presentation formats for evaluation. Through an iterative process

SUBMITTER: Phillips MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9189833 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature