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AMSTAR 2 is only partially applicable to systematic reviews of non-intervention studies : a meta-research study

Puljak, Livia ; Bala, Malgorzata M. ; Mathes, Tim ; Poklepovic Pericic, Tina ; Wegewitz, Uta ; Faggion, Clovis M. ; Matthias, Katja ; Storman, Dawid ; Zajac, Joanna and Rombey, Tanja , et al. (2023) In Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 163. p.11-20
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Objectives: A measurement tool to assess systematic reviews 2 (AMSTAR 2) was originally developed for systematic reviews (SRs) of health-care interventions. The aim of this study was to assess the applicability of AMSTAR 2 to SRs of non-intervention studies. Study design and setting: This was a meta-research study. We used 20 SRs for each of the following four types of SRs: Diagnostic Test Accuracy reviews, Etiology and/or Risk reviews, Prevalence and/or Incidence reviews, and Prognostic reviews (80 in total). Three authors applied AMSTAR 2 independently to each included SRs. Then, the authors assessed the applicability of each item to that SR type and any SR type. Results: Researchers unanimously indicated that 7 of 16 AMSTAR 2 items... (More)

Objectives: A measurement tool to assess systematic reviews 2 (AMSTAR 2) was originally developed for systematic reviews (SRs) of health-care interventions. The aim of this study was to assess the applicability of AMSTAR 2 to SRs of non-intervention studies. Study design and setting: This was a meta-research study. We used 20 SRs for each of the following four types of SRs: Diagnostic Test Accuracy reviews, Etiology and/or Risk reviews, Prevalence and/or Incidence reviews, and Prognostic reviews (80 in total). Three authors applied AMSTAR 2 independently to each included SRs. Then, the authors assessed the applicability of each item to that SR type and any SR type. Results: Researchers unanimously indicated that 7 of 16 AMSTAR 2 items were applicable for all four specific SR types and any SR type (items 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14 and 16), but 8 of 16 items for any SR type. These items could cover generic SR methods that do not depend on a specific SR type. Conclusion: AMSTAR 2 is only partially applicable for non-intervention SRs. There is a need to adapt/extend AMSTAR 2 for SRs of non-intervention studies. Our study can help to further define generic methodological aspects shared across SR types and methodological expectations for non-intervention SRs.

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AMSTAR 2, Critical appraisal tool, Health-care interventions, Methodological quality, Research methodology, Systematic reviews
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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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163
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10 pages
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Elsevier
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0895-4356
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10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.08.021
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  author       = {{Puljak, Livia and Bala, Malgorzata M. and Mathes, Tim and Poklepovic Pericic, Tina and Wegewitz, Uta and Faggion, Clovis M. and Matthias, Katja and Storman, Dawid and Zajac, Joanna and Rombey, Tanja and Bruschettini, Matteo and Pieper, Dawid}},
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  keywords     = {{AMSTAR 2; Critical appraisal tool; Health-care interventions; Methodological quality; Research methodology; Systematic reviews}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{11--20}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Clinical Epidemiology}},
  title        = {{AMSTAR 2 is only partially applicable to systematic reviews of non-intervention studies : a meta-research study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.08.021}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.08.021}},
  volume       = {{163}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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