Methodological quality (risk of bias) assessment tools for primary and secondary medical studies: what are they and which is better?

LL Ma, YY Wang, ZH Yang, D Huang, H Weng… - … Medical Research, 2020 - Springer
quality assessment tools for randomized controlled trial (including individual and cluster),
animal study, non-randomized interventional studies (… keep up with current medical literature [4,…

How much does it cost to research and develop a new drug? A systematic review and assessment

M Schlander, K Hernandez-Villafuerte, CY Cheng… - …, 2021 - Springer
… to evaluate the range and suitability of published R&D … literature. The search terms used
were the combination of the concepts of “drug research and development” and “costs” or “drug

A 24-step guide on how to design, conduct, and successfully publish a systematic review and meta-analysis in medical research

T Muka, M Glisic, J Milic, S Verhoog, J Bohlius… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
… However, several studies assessing the quality of published … the study requires scanning
the literature to identify gaps in … In our experience most tools require actions for each reference …

[HTML][HTML] Development of the Instrument to assess the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) in randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses

S Schandelmaier, M Briel, R Varadhan, CH Schmid… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
Assessing the credibility of an apparent effect modification presents challenges; therefore,
we developed the Instrument for assessing the … modification claim from the medical literature. …

A checklist for statistical assessment of medical papers (the CHAMP statement): explanation and elaboration

MA Mansournia, GS Collins, RO Nielsen… - … of sports medicine, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
… Thus, even after a paper is published in a scientific journal, it is … Studies published in
high-ranked journals are not immune … . Picking the right tools for the job: opening up the statistical …

Evaluating the credibility of anchor based estimates of minimal important differences for patient reported outcomes: instrument development and reliability study

T Devji, A Carrasco-Labra, A Qasim, M Phillips… - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
… developed for evaluating the credibility of anchor based MIDs based on a literature review
(… testing with experts and potential users facilitated the development of the final instrument. …

Evaluation of the SF-36 questionnaire for assessment of the quality of life of endometriosis patients undergoing treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

RM Sima, L Pleş, B Socea… - … Medicine, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
… To evaluate the quality of the included studies, the modified … to assess the risk of bias in
the remaining studies. The … The SF-36 seems to be a valid instrument for evaluating QOL in …

Which multi-attribute utility instruments are recommended for use in cost-utility analysis? A review of national health technology assessment (HTA) guidelines

M Kennedy-Martin, B Slaap, M Herdman… - The European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
… Guidelines relating specifically to medical devices or technology were considered outside …
, a recently published review of European HTA guidelines for medical devices also found that …

COSMIN reporting guideline for studies on measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures

JJ Gagnier, J Lai, LB Mokkink, CB Terwee - Quality of Life Research, 2021 - Springer
literature review of recommendations for reporting of studies on … quality standards for
assessing the quality of studies on the … selecting outcome measurement instruments for outcomes …

Are financial payments from the pharmaceutical industry associated with physician prescribing? A systematic review

AP Mitchell, NU Trivedi, RL Gennarelli… - … of internal medicine, 2021 - acpjournals.org
studies have assessed industry payments across a broad range of medical specialties and
drug … therefore have been a novel contribution to the literature and of high interest to journals. …