Robust variance estimation with dependent effect sizes: practical considerations including a software tutorial in Stata and spss [0.03%]
具有依赖效应大小的稳健方差估计：包括Stata和spss软件教程的实际考虑事项
Emily E Tanner-Smith,Elizabeth Tipton
Emily E Tanner-Smith
Methodologists have recently proposed robust variance estimation as one way to handle dependent effect sizes in meta-analysis. Software macros for robust variance estimation in meta-analysis are currently available for Stata (StataCorp LP, ...
Potential uses of Bayesian networks as tools for synthesis of systematic reviews of complex interventions [0.03%]
贝叶斯网络作为复杂干预系统评价合成工具的潜在用途
G B Stewart,K Mengersen,N Meader
G B Stewart
Bayesian networks (BNs) are tools for representing expert knowledge or evidence. They are especially useful for synthesising evidence or belief concerning a complex intervention, assessing the sensitivity of outcomes to different situations...
Julian P T Higgins,Peter W Lane,Betsy Anagnostelis et al.
Julian P T Higgins et al.
Background: Because meta-analyses are increasingly prevalent and cited in the medical literature, it is important that tools are available to assess their methodological quality. When performing an empirical study of the ...
Methodological quality of meta-analyses: matched-pairs comparison over time and between industry-sponsored and academic-sponsored reports [0.03%]
荟萃分析的方法学质量：时间配对比较及工业发起与学术发起报告比较
Peter W Lane,Julian P T Higgins,Betsy Anagnostelis et al.
Peter W Lane et al.
Context: Meta-analyses are regularly used to inform healthcare decisions. Concerns have been expressed about the quality of meta-analyses and, in particular, about those supported by the pharmaceutical industry. ...
Comparative Study
Research synthesis methods. 2013 Dec;4(4):342-50. DOI:10.1002/jrsm.1072 2013
A standardized mean difference effect size for multiple baseline designs across individuals [0.03%]
适用于个体多重基线设计的标准均值差效应量
Larry V Hedges,James E Pustejovsky,William R Shadish
Larry V Hedges
Single-case designs are a class of research methods for evaluating treatment effects by measuring outcomes repeatedly over time while systematically introducing different condition (e.g., treatment and control) to the same individual. The d...
Sarah Donegan,Paula Williamson,Umberto D&#x;Alessandro et al.
Sarah Donegan et al.
Background: Homogeneity and consistency assumptions underlie network meta-analysis (NMA). Methods exist to assess the assumptions but they are rarely and poorly applied. We review and illustrate methods to assess homogene...
Special issue on inclusion of non-randomized studies in systematic reviews [0.03%]
关于在系统评价中纳入非随机研究的特刊
Barnaby C Reeves,George A Wells
Barnaby C Reeves
Published Erratum
Research synthesis methods. 2013 Sep;4(3):287-9. DOI:10.1002/jrsm.1089 2013
Quality assessment of comparative diagnostic accuracy studies: our experience using a modified version of the QUADAS-2 tool [0.03%]
比较诊断准确性研究的质量评价：使用QUADAS-2工具的修改版的经验
Ros Wade,Mark Corbett,Alison Eastwood
Ros Wade
Assessing the quality of included studies is a vital step in undertaking a systematic review. The recently revised Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS) tool (QUADAS-2), which is the only validated quality assessment to...
Survey of the methods and reporting practices in published meta-analyses of test performance: 1987 to 2009 [0.03%]
发表的测试性能荟萃分析中的方法和报告实践调查：1987至2009年
Issa J Dahabreh,Mei Chung,Georgios D Kitsios et al.
Issa J Dahabreh et al.
We performed a survey of meta-analyses of test performance to describe the evolution in their methods and reporting. Studies were identified through MEDLINE (1966-2009), reference lists, and relevant reviews. We extracted information on cli...
'Clustering' documents automatically to support scoping reviews of research: a case study [0.03%]
自动对文档进行“聚类”以支持研究范围的审查：一个案例研究
Claire Stansfield,James Thomas,Josephine Kavanagh
Claire Stansfield
Background: Scoping reviews of research help determine the feasibility and the resource requirements of conducting a systematic review, and the potential to generate a description of the literature quickly is attractive. ...