• 1. Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Respiratory Disease, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P. R. China;
  • 2. Evidence-based Medicine Center, the Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P. R. China;
TIANJin-hui, Email: tianjh@lzu.edu.cn
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Objective To evaluate the method quality of systematic reviews/Meta analysis published in nursing journals. Methods We retrieved Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese academic literature online publishing pool and Chinese Scientific Journals Database (the duration was from the beginning to August, 2013). The systematic reviews and Meta analysis published in nursing journals were included, and were evaluated by 10 items in OQAQ (Oxman-Guyatt Overview Quality Assessment Questionnaire). Results A total of 74 literatures were included in the analysis, including 17 systematic reviews and 57 Meta-analyses. It showed that the mean OQAQ score was 2.92±1.63. About 4.1%, 8.1%, 31.1%, 43.2%, 29.7%, 55.4%, 16.2%, 37.8%, and 60.8% studies stated literature research methods used to find evidence; had reasonably comprehensive search; avoided bias in the selection of studies by duplicate screening; reported the criteria used for assessing the validity of the included studies; concluded the findings by the data or analysis; provided a list of studies; assessed using appropriate criteria; reported the methods used to synthesis the findings; and combined the findings of the included studies appropriately. Conclusion The systematic reviews/Meta analysis of the overall quality in nursing field is low. The search strategy, inclusion and exclusion criteria, quality assessment and data analysis is particularly prominent, researchers should conduct rigorous methodological training.

Citation: XUQi, WEIHong-li, WANGXue, ZHULin, SHIChun-hu, TIANJin-hui. The Method Quality Assessment of Systematic Reviews/Meta Analysis Published in Nursing Journals. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(10): 1862-1867. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140565 Copy

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