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Mapping of reporting guidance for systematic reviews and meta-analyses generated a comprehensive item bank for future reporting guidelines

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Page, Matthew J., McKenzie, Joanne E., Bossuyt, Patrick M., Boutron, Isabelle, Hoffmann, Tammy, Mulrow, Cynthia D., Shamseer, Larissa, Moher, David·2020·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

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Objectives The aim of the study was to generate a comprehensive bank of systematic review (SR) reporting items to inform an update of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2009 statement.Methods We searched the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research Network library in May 2019 to identify all reporting guidelines for SRs that were published after 2009, regardless of the scope of the guideline. We also conducted a selective review of four guidance manuals for SRs, three tools for assessing the risk of bias in SRs, six meta-research studies evaluating the reporting quality of SRs using a tailored checklist, and five reporting guidelines for other study designs. One author screened and selected sources for inclusion, extracted reporting guidance from sources, and mapped guidance against the PRISMA 2009 checklist items.Results We included 60 sources providing guidance on reporting of SRs and meta-analyses. From these, we collated a list of 221 unique reporting items. Items were categorized into title (four items), abstract (10 items), introduction (12 items), methods (111 items), results (61 items), discussion (12 items), funding and conflicts of interest (four items), administrative information (three items), and data availability (four items). This exercise generated 175 reporting items that could be added to the guidance in the PRISMA 2009 statement.Conclusion Generation of a comprehensive item bank through review and mapping of the literature facilitates identification of missing items and those needing modification, which may not otherwise be identified by the guideline development team or from other activities commonly used to develop reporting guidelines.

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  • We identified possible modifications to the PRISMA 2009 statement by reviewing 60 documents providing reporting guidance for systematic reviews.

    “We identified possible modifications to the PRISMA 2009 statement by reviewing 60 documents providing reporting guidance for systematic reviews (including reporting guidelines, handbooks, tools, and meta-research studies).[38]”

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    The Results report reviewing 60 sources of reporting guidance to inform changes to PRISMA 2009, including guidelines, manuals, tools, and reporting-quality studies. However, those 60 sources were presented in 56 reports, so the paper does not support describing them as 60 documents. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  • We identified possible modifications to the PRISMA 2009 statement by reviewing 60 documents providing reporting guidance for systematic reviews.

    “We identified possible modifications to the PRISMA 2009 statement by reviewing 60 documents providing reporting guidance for systematic reviews (including reporting guidelines, handbooks, tools, and meta-research studies) [38].”
  • The development of PRISMA 2020 included reviewing the items included in other documents providing guidance for systematic reviews.

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  • The study was undertaken in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement and based on the minimum criteria established by the Cochrane Back Review Group.

    “The study was undertaken in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement (20,21), and the method used was based on the minimum criteria established by the Cochrane Back Review Group (22).”
  • The authors reviewed the items included in other reporting guidelines for systematic reviews.

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Authors
Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T., Mulrow, C. D., Shamseer, L., & Moher, D.
Affiliations
  • Monash University (AU)
  • Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Bond University (AU)
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
  • University of Ottawa (CA)
Corresponding author
Page, Matthew J.
Venue
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-02
Volume
118
Pages
60-68
ISSN
0895-4356 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2988223630
Cited by
211
References
70
Citations by year
2026: 39 · 2025: 46 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 9
FWCI
3.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Monash University Research Portal (Monash University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Bond University Research Portal (Bond University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Health and Medical Research Council (1088535, 1143429, 1154607)
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
PRISMA, meta-analysis reporting, reporting items, item bank, guideline development, reporting quality, risk of bias assessment, meta-research, EQUATOR Network
MeSH terms
Systematic Reviews as Topic, Publishing, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Guidelines as Topic, Checklist

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