Reporting standards for literature searches and report inclusion criteria: making research syntheses more transparent and easy to replicate

Atkinson, Kayla M.; Koenka, Alison C.; Sanchez, Carmen E.; Moshontz, Hannah; Cooper, Harris

doi:10.1002/jrsm.1127

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“…A limitation of the meta-analysis is that while the present study followed standard guidelines (Stroup et al 2000; Atkinson et al 2014), decisions about study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment, include a number of decision points that necessarily involve a level of subjectivity. Reliability was ascertained by using independent raters, however, different inclusion/exclusion criteria or a different approach to the evaluation of those criteria, could result in a different set of studies being included.…”

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The association between cognitive function and subsequent depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Despite a growing interest in understanding the cognitive deficits associated with major depressive disorder (MDD), it is largely unknown whether such deficits exist before disorder onset or how they might influence the severity of subsequent illness. The purpose of the present study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal datasets to determine whether cognitive function acts as a predictor of later MDD diagnosis or change in depression symptoms. Eligible studies included longitudinal designs with baseline measures of cognitive functioning, and later unipolar MDD diagnosis or symptom assessment. The systematic review identified 29 publications, representing 34 unique samples, and 121,749 participants, that met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Quantitative meta-analysis demonstrated that higher cognitive function was associated with decreased levels of subsequent depression (r=−0.088; 95% CI: −0.121, −0.054; p<0.001). However, sensitivity analyses revealed that this association is likely driven by concurrent depression symptoms at the time of cognitive assessment. Our review and meta-analysis indicate that the association between lower cognitive function and later depression is confounded by the presence of contemporaneous depression symptoms at the time of cognitive assessment. Thus, cognitive deficits predicting MDD likely represent deleterious effects of subclinical depression symptoms on performance rather than premorbid risk factors for disorder.

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“…We followed the Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines (Stroup et al 2000) (Supplemental Table 1) and the literature search strategies suggested by Atkinson et al (Atkinson et al 2014). …”

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The association between cognitive function and subsequent depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…18 Journal editors could request complete "raw" data on searches for publication as Supplementary material.…”

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Quality of search strategies reported in systematic reviews published in stereotactic radiosurgery

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Results: A total of 85 systematic reviews were included. The median quality score of search strategies was 2 (interquartile range 5 2). Whilst 89% of systematic reviews reported the use of search terms, only 14% of systematic reviews reported searching the grey literature. Multiple linear regression analyses identified publication year (continuous variable), metaanalysis performance and journal impact factor (continuous variable) as predictors of higher mean quality scores. Conclusion: This study identified the urgent need to improve the quality of search strategies within systematic reviews published in the field of SRS. Advances in knowledge: This study is the first to address how authors performed searches to select clinical studies for inclusion in their systematic reviews. Comprehensive and well-implemented search strategies are pivotal to reduce the chance of publication bias and consequently generate more reliable systematic review findings.

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“…The whole procedure followed both the APA Meta-Analysis Reporting Standards ( APA Publications and Communications Board Working Group on Journal Article Reporting Standards, 2008), the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses for Protocols (PRISMA) 2015 ( Moher et al ., 2015) and the reporting standards for literature searches and report inclusion ( Atkinson et al ., 2015). A completed PRISMA checklist can be found in Supplementary File 1.…”

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Predictive physiological anticipation preceding seemingly unpredictable stimuli: An update of Mossbridge et al’s meta-analysis

Duggan

Tressoldi

2018

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This is an update of the Mossbridge 's meta-analysis related to the physiological anticipation preceding seemingly unpredictable stimuli. The overall effect size observed was 0.21; 95% Confidence Intervals: 0.13 - 0.29 Eighteen new peer and non-peer reviewed studies completed from January 2008 to October 2017 were retrieved describing a total of 26 experiments and 34 associated effect sizes. The overall weighted effect size, estimated with a frequentist multilevel random model, was: 0.29; 95% Confidence Intervals: 0.19-0.38; the overall weighted effect size, estimated with a multilevel Bayesian model, was: 0.29; 95% Credible Intervals: 0.18-0.39. Effect sizes of peer reviewed studies were slightly higher: 0.38; Confidence Intervals: 0.27-0.48 than non-peer reviewed articles: 0.22; Confidence Intervals: 0.05-0.39. The statistical estimation of the publication bias by using the Copas model suggest that the main findings are not contaminated by publication bias. In summary, with this update, the main findings reported in Mossbridge 's meta-analysis, are confirmed.

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Reporting standards for literature searches and report inclusion criteria: making research syntheses more transparent and easy to replicate

Cited by 83 publications

References 21 publications

The association between cognitive function and subsequent depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The association between cognitive function and subsequent depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Quality of search strategies reported in systematic reviews published in stereotactic radiosurgery

Predictive physiological anticipation preceding seemingly unpredictable stimuli: An update of Mossbridge et al’s meta-analysis

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