Background Guidelines for assessing methodological and reporting quality of systematic
reviews (SRs) were developed to contribute to implementing evidence-based health care …

Objectives: To systematically investigate current scientific evidence about the effectiveness
of multidisciplinary team rehabilitation for different health problems. Data sources: A …

Background: Systematic reviews are often advocated as the best source of evidence to
guide clinical decisions and health care policy, yet we know little about the extent to which …

Background Thousands of systematic reviews have been conducted in all areas of health
care. However, the methodological quality of these reviews is variable and should routinely …

Cochrane Overviews of reviews (Cochrane Overviews) are Cochrane reviews designed to
compile evidence from multiple systematic reviews of interventions into one accessible and …

OBJECTIVE: To create a comprehensive evaluation of checklists and scales used to
evaluate observational studies that examine incidence or prevalence and risk factors for …

Purpose Reporting guidelines (eg, Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials [CONSORT]
statement) are intended to improve reporting standards and enhance the transparency and …

Background Falls play a pivotal role in the cause of injury or death and have become a
public health problem, especially for older people. Tai Chi may be an effective approach to …

Steps in conducting systematic reviews include planning, conducting, reporting, and
disseminating the results. The Quality of Reporting of Meta-analysis (QUOROM) statement …

This manuscript describes systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies.
Authors frequently utilize RCTs and observational studies in one systematic review; thus …