What guidance is available for researchers conducting overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions? A scoping review and qualitative metasummary

M Pollock, RM Fernandes, LA Becker… - Systematic reviews, 2016 - Springer
Background Overviews of reviews (overviews) compile data from multiple systematic
reviews to provide a single synthesis of relevant evidence for decision-making. Despite their …

Toward a comprehensive evidence map of overview of systematic review methods: paper 2—risk of bias assessment; synthesis, presentation and summary of the …

C Lunny, SE Brennan, S McDonald, JE McKenzie - Systematic reviews, 2018 - Springer
Background Overviews of systematic reviews (SRs) attempt to systematically retrieve and
summarise the results of multiple systematic reviews. This is the second of two papers from a …

Pharmacological treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews

AG Cashin, BM Wand, NE O'Connell… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Pharmacological interventions are the most used treatment for low back pain
(LBP). Use of evidence from systematic reviews of the effects of pharmacological …

Interventions for escalation of therapy for acute exacerbations of asthma in children: an overview of Cochrane Reviews

SS Craig, SR Dalziel, CVE Powell… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Asthma is an illness that commonly affects adults and children, and it serves as
a common reason for children to attend emergency departments. An asthma exacerbation is …

Are systematic reviews and meta-analyses still useful research? No

S Chevret, ND Ferguson, R Bellomo - Intensive Care Medicine, 2018 - Springer
Whatever the intervention of interest for a given clinical condition or public health problem, it
is likely that previous studies have been performed to address it. It is therefore logical that …

Epidemiology and reporting characteristics of overviews of reviews of healthcare interventions published 2012–2016: protocol for a systematic review

D Pieper, M Pollock, RM Fernandes, RB Büchter… - Systematic reviews, 2017 - Springer
Background Overviews of systematic reviews (overviews) attempt to systematically retrieve
and summarize the results of multiple systematic reviews (SRs) for a given condition or …

[HTML][HTML] Interactive visual displays for interpreting the results of clinical trials: formative evaluation with case vignettes

J Bian, C Weir, P Unni, D Borbolla, T Reese… - Journal of Medical …, 2018 - jmir.org
Background At the point of care, evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is
underutilized in helping clinicians meet their information needs. Objective To design …

Non‐pharmacological and non‐surgical treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews

Cochrane Back and Neck Group… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Objectives This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (overview). The objectives are as
follows: 1. Provide accessible, high‐quality evidence on the effects of non‐pharmacological …

Yoga for schizophrenia

J Broderick, D Vancampfort, D Mockler… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Overview). The objectives are as follows: Overall
objective To systematically summarise best evidence on the effects and safety of yoga for …

[HTML][HTML] METHODS COMMENTARY METHODOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS TO SUPPORT EQUITY-SENSITIVE HEALTH SYSTEM REVIEWS

VA WELCH, P TUGWELL, J PETKOVIC - europepmc.org
METHODS COMMENTARYMETHODOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS TO SUPPORT EQUITY-SENSITIVE
HEALTH SYSTEM REVIEWS VIVIAN A. WELCH, PETER TUGWELL, and JENNIFER …