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Development of the summary of findings table for network meta-analysis

Yepes-Nuñez, Juan José, Li, Shelly-Anne, Guyatt, Gordon, Jack, Susan M., Brozek, Jan L., Beyene, Joseph, Murad, M. Hassan, Rochwerg, Bram +8 more·2019·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Abstract

Objectives The aim of the study was to develop a Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) summary of findings (SoF) table format that displays the critical information from a network meta-analysis (NMA).Study design and setting We applied a user experience model for data analysis based on four rounds of semistructured interviews.Results We interviewed 32 stakeholders who conduct or use MA. Four rounds of interviews produced six candidate NMA-SoF tables. Users found a final NMA-SoF table that included the following components highly acceptable: (1) details of the clinical question (PICO), (2) a plot depicting network geometry, (3) relative and absolute effect estimates, (4) certainty of evidence, (5) ranking of treatments, and (6) interpretation of findings.Conclusion Using stakeholder feedback, we developed a new GRADE NMA-SoF table that includes the relevant components that facilitate understanding NMA findings and health decision-making.

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  • The GRADE framework was used to assess the overall quality of evidence and main findings were presented according to GRADE guidance for network meta-analysis.

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Yepes-Nuñez, J. J., Li, S.-A., Guyatt, G., Jack, S. M., Brozek, J. L., Beyene, J., Murad, M. H., Rochwerg, B., Mbuagbaw, L., Zhang, Y., Flórez, I. D., Siemieniuk, R. A., Sadeghirad, B., Mustafa, R., Santesso, N., & Schünemann, H. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • McMaster University (CA)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Schünemann, Holger J.
Venue
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-11
Volume
115
Pages
1-13
ISSN
0895-4356 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2943784761
Cited by
218
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 47 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 1
FWCI
19.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Delphi Technique in Research
Keywords
network meta-analysis, summary of findings tables, GRADE, stakeholder feedback, user experience, network geometry, quality of evidence, treatment ranking, health decision-making, PICO
MeSH terms
Abstracting and Indexing, Network Meta-Analysis as Topic, Decision Making, Humans, Evidence-Based Medicine, Information Dissemination, Research Report

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