Most systematic reviews that used the term "update" in title/abstract were not an updated version.
Meta-analysis
Nomenclature
Research methodology
Systematic review
Terminology
Update
Journal
Journal of clinical epidemiology
ISSN: 1878-5921
Titre abrégé: J Clin Epidemiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8801383
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2023
02 2023
Historique:
received:
08
09
2022
revised:
10
11
2022
accepted:
22
11
2022
pubmed:
29
11
2022
medline:
22
3
2023
entrez:
28
11
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To analyze whether articles labelled as systematic reviews or meta-analyses (SRs/MAs) in the title and used terms "updated" or "update" in the title or abstract are indeed a report of an updated version of a previously existing SR/MA. We searched PubMed for SRs/MAs, using descriptors updated/update in the title/abstract published in 2018-2019. We analyzed how the articles used the term "update"/"updated" and whether the previous version of SR was referenced. We surveyed authors who indicated that the SR was an updated version, but there was no reference to the original SR. Among 1,118 included articles, most (N = 716; 64%) used the term "update" only to denote that an SR includes recent data. Among 47 authors eligible for survey, 15 replied (32%). Six authors (40%) stated that their article was an updated version and gave reference to the previous version, while 9 authors (60%) stated that their SR was not an updated version of a previous SR. Most SRs that used the term "update" in title/abstract were not an updated version of an SR. Authors should use the descriptor "update"/"updated" in their title/abstract only to refer to a new version of an SR to avoid ambiguity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36442733
pii: S0895-4356(22)00299-2
doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.11.014
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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