Characteristics and completeness of reporting of systematic reviews of prevalence studies in adult populations: a metaresearch study.

Diana Buitrago-GarciaWilliam Gildardo Robles-RodriguezJavier Eslava-SchmalbachGeorgia SalantiNicola Low

Published in: Journal of clinical epidemiology (2024)

Reporting of SRs of prevalence was adequate for many PRISMA items. Nonetheless, this study highlights aspects for which special attention is needed. Development of a specific tool to assess the risk of bias in prevalence studies and an extension to the PRISMA statement could improve the conduct and reporting of SRs of prevalence studies.

Keyphrases

risk factors
adverse drug
systematic review
case control
randomized controlled trial
emergency department
meta analyses