Four alternative methodologies for simulated treatment comparison: How could the use of simulation be re-invigorated? [0.03%]
四种模拟治疗比较的替代方法：如何能重新激发模拟使用？
Landan Zhang,Sylwia Bujkiewicz,Dan Jackson
Landan Zhang
Simulated treatment comparison (STC) is an established method for performing population adjustment for the indirect comparison of two treatments, where individual patient data (IPD) are available for one trial but only aggregate level infor...
Christian Röver,David Rindskopf,Tim Friede
Christian Röver
The trace plot is seldom used in meta-analysis, yet it is a very informative plot. In this article, we define and illustrate what the trace plot is, and discuss why it is important. The Bayesian version of the plot combines the posterior de...
A study of search strategy availability statements and sharing practices for systematic reviews: Ask and you might receive [0.03%]
系统综述的检索策略声明和共享实践研究：询问并可能获得
Christine J Neilson,Zahra Premji
Christine J Neilson
The literature search underpins data collection for all systematic reviews (SRs). The SR reporting guideline PRISMA, and its extensions, aim to facilitate research transparency and reproducibility, and ultimately improve the quality of rese...
metamedian: An R package for meta-analyzing studies reporting medians [0.03%]
用于荟萃分析报道中位数研究的R软件包metaMedian
Sean McGrath,XiaoFei Zhao,Omer Ozturk et al.
Sean McGrath et al.
When performing an aggregate data meta-analysis of a continuous outcome, researchers often come across primary studies that report the sample median of the outcome. However, standard meta-analytic methods typically cannot be directly applie...
Methods for using Bing's AI-powered search engine for data extraction for a systematic review [0.03%]
利用Bing的AI驱动搜索引擎进行系统综述的数据提取方法
James Edward Hill,Catherine Harris,Andrew Clegg
James Edward Hill
Data extraction is a time-consuming and resource-intensive task in the systematic review process. Natural language processing (NLP) artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have the potential to automate data extraction saving time and resou...
Predatory journals and their practices present a conundrum for systematic reviewers and evidence synthesisers of health research: A qualitative descriptive study [0.03%]
掠夺性期刊及其行为给卫生研究的系统评价者和证据综合者带来了一个难题——一项描述性定性研究
Danielle Pollock,Timothy Hugh Barker,Jennifer C Stone et al.
Danielle Pollock et al.
Predatory journals are a blemish on scholarly publishing and academia and the studies published within them are more likely to contain data that is false. The inclusion of studies from predatory journals in evidence syntheses is potentially...
Network meta analysis to predict the efficacy of an approved treatment in a new indication [0.03%]
网路 meta 分析预测已获批治疗手段在新适应症中疗效的准确度
Jennifer L Proper,Haitao Chu,Purvi Prajapati et al.
Jennifer L Proper et al.
Drug repurposing refers to the process of discovering new therapeutic uses for existing medicines. Compared to traditional drug discovery, drug repurposing is attractive for its speed, cost, and reduced risk of failure. However, existing ap...
Meta-Analysis
Research synthesis methods. 2024 Mar;15(2):242-256. DOI:10.1002/jrsm.1683 2024
A REML method for the evidence-splitting model in network meta-analysis [0.03%]
网络 Meta 分析中证据拆分模型的 REML 方法
Hans-Peter Piepho,Johannes Forkman,Waqas Ahmed Malik
Hans-Peter Piepho
Checking for possible inconsistency between direct and indirect evidence is an important task in network meta-analysis. Recently, an evidence-splitting (ES) model has been proposed, that allows separating direct and indirect evidence in a n...
Meta-Analysis
Research synthesis methods. 2024 Mar;15(2):198-212. DOI:10.1002/jrsm.1679 2024
Adapting how to use Google Search to identify studies for systematic reviews in view of a recent change to how search results are displayed [0.03%]
适应近期搜索结果显示方式变化 使用Google搜索引擎识别系统评价研究的方法
Simon Briscoe,Rebecca Abbott,Hassanat Lawal et al.
Simon Briscoe et al.
Generalizing some key results from "alternative weighting schemes when performing matching-adjusted indirect comparisons" [0.03%]
几种替代权重方案在进行匹配调整间接比较时的一些关键结果的推广
Landan Zhang,Dan Jackson
Landan Zhang
A recent paper proposed an alternative weighting scheme when performing matching-adjusted indirect comparisons. This alternative approach follows the conventional one in matching the covariate means across two studies but differs in that it...