Title |
A methodological survey of the analysis, reporting and interpretation of Absolute Risk ReductiOn in systematic revieWs (ARROW): a study protocol
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Published in |
Systematic Reviews, December 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/2046-4053-2-113 |
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Authors |
Pablo Alonso-Coello, Alonso Carrasco-Labra, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Ignacio Neumann, Elie A Akl, Xin Sun, Bradley C Johnston, Matthias Briel, Jason W Busse, Demián Glujovsky, Carlos E Granados, Alfonso Iorio, Affan Irfan, Laura M García, Reem A Mustafa, Anggie Ramirez-Morera, Iván Solà, Kari A O Tikkinen, Shanil Ebrahim, Per O Vandvik, Yuqing Zhang, Anna Selva, Andrea J Sanabria, Oscar E Zazueta, Robin W M Vernooij, Holger J Schünemann, Gordon H Guyatt |
Abstract |
Clinicians, providers and guideline panels use absolute effects to weigh the advantages and downsides of treatment alternatives. Relative measures have the potential to mislead readers. However, little is known about the reporting of absolute measures in systematic reviews. The objectives of our study are to determine the proportion of systematic reviews that report absolute measures of effect for the most important outcomes, and ascertain how they are analyzed, reported and interpreted. |
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Chile | 2 | 100% |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Canada | 2 | 5% |
Spain | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 34 | 92% |
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Researcher | 10 | 27% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 11% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 11% |
Professor | 3 | 8% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Other | 5 | 14% |
Unknown | 9 | 24% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 46% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 5% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
Other | 4 | 11% |
Unknown | 10 | 27% |