• Nursing School of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China;
DOU Haoying, Email: douhaoying11@126.com
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Objective  To evaluate reporting and methodological quality of systematic reviews or meta-analyses in nursing field in China.
Methods  CNKI database was searched for systematic reviews or meta-analyses in nursing field from the establishment date to December 2011. Two reviewers independently identified the literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, and then extracted the data using Excel software. The PRISMA and AMSTAR checklists were used to assess reporting characteristics and methodological quality, respectively.
Results  A total of 63 systematic reviews or meta-analyses involving 21 systematic reviews and 42 meta-analyses were identified. These articles were published on 13 journals such as The Chinese Nursing Research, the Chinese Journal of Nursing, and the Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. The deficiencies of methodological quality mainly contained literature search, heterogeneity handling, recognition and assessment of publication bias. In addition, the deficiencies of reporting characteristics were reflected on incomplete reporting of literature search, quality assessment, risk of bias and results (some studies lacked forest plot, estimated value of pooled results, 95%CI or heterogeneity).
Conclusion  As a whole, the included reviews and meta-analyses have more or less flaws with regard to the quality of reporting and methodology based on the PRISMA and AMSTAR checklists. Focusing on the improvement of reporting and methodological quality of systematic review or meta-analysis in nursing field in China is urgently needed in order to increase the value of these studies.

Citation: JIN Yinghui,MA Enting,HUA Wei,DOU Haoying. Reporting and Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Nursing Field in China. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2012, 12(9): 1148-1155. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20120179 Copy

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