Abstract
Study quality assessment plays a key role in every step of the process when conducting a systematic review. Checklists are used to perform an accurate quality assessment. They include generic questions relevant to the design of the studies included in the review. The checklist items can be modified in relation to the question-specific components related to participants, interventions and outcomes. Quality assessment is used to describe the selected studies, explain heterogeneity, decide on the feasibility of undertaking a meta-analysis, assess the strength of the collated evidence, and make recommendations for future research.
Translated title of the contribution | Systematic reviews in five steps: III. Assessing the quality of the literature |
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Original language | Spanish |
Journal | Medicina de Familia - SEMERGEN |
Early online date | 5 Jun 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 5 Jun 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Agradecemos a Daniel Gavilán Cabello su colaboración en la traducción de este artículo. Khalid S. Khan está contratado por la Universidad de Granada como investigador distinguido gracias a una ayuda del programa Beatriz Galindo del Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades. España.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN)
Keywords
- Checklist
- Heterogeneity
- Quality assessment
- Risk of bias
- Systematic review
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Family Practice