Adherence to literature search reporting guidelines in leading rheumatology journals' systematic reviews: umbrella review protocol
Pérez-Neri, Iván (National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery Manuel Velasco Suárez)
Pineda, Carlos (National Institute of Rehabilitation Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra)
Flores-Guerrero, Jose L. (University Medical Center Groningen)
Estêvão, M Dulce (Escola Superior de Saúde da Universidade Do Algarve)
Vasanthan, Lenny T. (Christian Medical College)
Lorente Sánchez, Sonia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut)
García-González, Renato (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (Puebla, Mèxic))
Devulapalli, Vighnesh (Viswabharathi Medical College)
Weerasekara, Ishanka (The University of Newcastle)
De Aguiar, Débora Regina (Universidade Federal de São Paulo)
Barros-Sevillano, Shamir (Universidad César Vallejo)
Khanh-Dao Le, Long (Monash University)
Sandoval, Hugo (National Institute of Rehabilitation Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra)

Date:	2022
Abstract:	Background: Literature searches are important components of systematic reviews. They are not only informative of the retrieval process, but they also set the data to be analyzed and influence additional components of systematic reviews. Despite the available guidelines, several studies have shown that the quality of reporting in systematic reviews is deficient in several medical fields. systematic reviews may not comply completely with those guidelines despite explicitly stating they do. This protocol intends to answer to what extent systematic reviews published in rheumatology journals have complied with the PRISMA's search strategy guidelines published in 2009. Objectives: to analyze the compliance with the PRISMA (2009) search strategy guidelines among systematic reviews published in leading rheumatology journals. Methods: Inclusion criteria for this umbrella review protocol are systematic reviews (with or without meta-analyses) that mention having followed the PRISMA statement (2009) in their methods section, and published in journals listed in the Rheumatology category of the Journal of Citations Report 2020. Exclusion criteria are articles published before 2009; retraction letters, notes, expressions of concern; systematic reviews using PRISMA 2020. Databases to be consulted are Web of Science, PubMed and Scopus, from inception to present. Data synthesis: Data summaries will be presented in graphs, figures, tables and network maps. A narrative synthesis will be described. Strengths and limitations: This protocol complies with guidelines such as PRISMA 2020, PRISMA-A, PRISMA-P, PRISMA-S, PRESS, and JBI Manual for evidence synthesis, as long as it is suitable for umbrella review protocols. Articles in any language will be considered.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article de revisió ; recerca ; Versió sotmesa a revisió
Subject:	PRISMA ; Search strategy ; Rheumatology ; Systematic review
Published in:	Rheumatology International, Vol. 42 Núm. 12 (December 2022) , ISSN 0172-8172

DOI: 10.1007/s00296-022-05194-1

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