, 2018 Items and response options on the AMSTAR, AMSTAR 2, and ROBIS tools. Provides an overview of the items and response options on the AMSTAR, AMSTAR 2, and ROBIS tools. (DOCX 20 kb)
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Personalizing Prophylactic Radiotherapy for Hip Heterotopic Ossification: An AMSTAR-2 Compliant Review of Meta-analyses. [PDF]
In VivoHeterotopic ossification (HO) is a common complication following total hip arthroplasty. Various prophylactic treatments have been proposed, including radiotherapy (RT). This review summarizes the evidence from meta-analyses on the efficacy of RT in preventing hip HO.A literature search was conducted on PubMed.
Galietta E +13 more
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Exploring the methodological quality and risk of bias in 200 systematic reviews: A comparative study of ROBIS and AMSTAR-2 tools. [PDF]
Res Synth MethodsAbstract AMSTAR-2 (A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews, version 2) and ROBIS are tools used to assess the methodological quality and the risk of bias in a systematic review (SR). We applied AMSTAR-2 and ROBIS to a sample of 200 published SRs. We investigated the overlap in their methodological constructs, responses by item,
Lunny C +40 more
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External validation of a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews (AMSTAR). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2007 BACKGROUND: Thousands of systematic reviews have been conducted in all areas of health care. However, the methodological quality of these reviews is variable and should routinely be appraised.
Beverley J Shea +9 more
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AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both. [PDF]
BMJ, 2017 The number of published systematic reviews of studies of healthcare interventions has increased rapidly and these are used extensively for clinical and policy decisions. Systematic reviews are subject to a range of biases and increasingly include non-randomised studies of interventions.
Shea BJ +10 more
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Methodological quality of systematic intervention reviews on vaccination [PDF]
Systematic ReviewsBackground Systematic reviews (SRs) are pivotal in vaccination recommendation development. However, the reliability of their findings relies on methodological rigor.
Antonia Pilic +11 more
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How is AMSTAR applied by authors – a call for better reporting
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2018 Background The assessment of multiple systematic reviews (AMSTAR) tool is widely used for investigating the methodological quality of systematic reviews (SR). Originally, AMSTAR was developed for SRs of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Dawid Pieper +4 more
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Shenfu injection for heart failure based on the AMSTAR-2, PRISMA, and GRADE tools [PDF]
Annals of Palliative Medicine, 2021 Evidence of the efficacy of Shenfu injection (SFI) in the treatment of heart failure (HF) is inconsistent. This study aimed to strictly evaluate the methodological quality, reporting quality, and evidence quality of systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) on the efficacy of SFI.From inception to December 2020, using standardized search ...
Liuying, Li +6 more
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Sichuan jingshen weisheng, 2022 ObjectiveTo evaluate the methodological quality of systematic review / Meta analysis （SR/MA） of intervention randomized controlled trial （RCT） published in the Sichuan Mental Health.MethodsThe literature databases such as Wanfang Data， China National ...
Che Peng +5 more
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Methodological quality of network meta-analysis in dentistry: a meta-research [PDF]
Brazilian Oral Research, 2023 This meta-research aimed to provide an overview of the methodological quality and risk of bias of network meta-analyses (NMA) in dentistry. Searches for NMA of randomized clinical trials with clinical outcomes in dentistry were performed in databases up ...
Anelise Fernandes MONTAGNER +4 more
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