DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.09.031
Evidence Based Social Science in China Paper 4 : The quality of social science systematic reviews and meta-analysis published from 2000-2019
作者地址
The Evidence-Based Research Center of Social Science & Health, School of Public, Affair, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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Master of Social Work (MSW) Education Center, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
来源期刊
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
摘要
Objectives: To examine the characteristics, methodological and reporting quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in social science journals in China.
Study Design and Setting: The Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI) databases were searched for systematic reviews and meta-analysis published between January 2000 and December 2019. We randomly selected 200 articles from the 401 identified in our search. The Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) checklists were used to assess the methodological and reporting quality, respectively.
Results: The 200 articles we selected covered a wide range of research fields in 9 disciplines, most of which belonged to management, education and psychology. The mean AMSTAR score and PRISMA score was 8.99 +/- 3.36 points and 14.74 +/- 3.96 points, respectively. These findings indicated that the quality of the systematic reviews was below the average level. Meanwhile, year of publication was related to both methodological quality (P = 0.001) and reporting quality (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: Although many systematic reviews and meta-analysis have been published in top Chinese journals, the methodological and reporting quality is troubling. Thus, the most urgent task is to increase the standard of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of every discipline rather than continuing to publish them in great quantity. (C) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
资助信息
the Major Program of National Social Science Foundation of China, No.,19ZDA142.
WOS学科分类
Health Care Sciences & ServicesPublic
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Environmental & Occupational Health
WOS关键词
Systematic review/Meta-analysis
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Methodological quality
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Reporting qualitySocial science
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