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- | ====== QC Checklist ====== | + | {{ : |
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+ | - Do the studies meet the inclusion criteria? | ||
+ | - Are they the primary studies and not secondary studies? | ||
+ | - Are there any papers with biased sub-populations? | ||
+ | - Is the tagging complete? | ||
+ | - Check for gap teeth | ||
+ | - Check for missing tags | ||
+ | - Use the bulk actions to apply missing tags to included studies and go back and add text. | ||
+ | - Is extraction done correctly? | ||
+ | - Are all the units matching? | ||
+ | - Check this using quantitative synthesis | ||
+ | - Is the same scale used for a given outcome across papers? | ||
+ | - Is there missing data that should have been extracted? | ||
+ | - Can standard deviation (SD) be calculated from standard error (SE) or confidence interval (CI)? | ||
+ | - Was there data in the results/ | ||
+ | - Was there data in tables that should have been extracted? | ||
+ | - Are there any secondary analyses with extra data we could extract? | ||
+ | - If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. | ||
+ | - Is there a supplement with useful data? | ||
+ | - If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. | ||
+ | - Is there data on clinicaltrials.gov? | ||
+ | - If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. | ||
+ | - Were there errors in the extraction? | ||
+ | - Make sure means/ | ||
+ | - Make sure SD/SE are not confused. | ||
+ | - Make sure IQR and range are not confused. | ||
+ | - Make sure LS means are treated separately from (arithmetic) means. Unless otherwise specified it will be an arithmetic mean. | ||
+ | - Make sure loss to follow up is reflected in the sample sizes. | ||
+ | - Are outcomes extracted at compatible timepoints across papers? | ||
+ | - Are blanks and 0s properly differentiated? | ||
+ | - Are the definitions of data elements consistent across papers? | ||
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+ | If you prefer to have this in a downloadable word doc, here it is! | ||
- | 1. Do the studies meet the inclusion criteria? \\ | ||
- | a. Are they the primary studies and not secondary studies? \\ | ||
- | b. Are there any papers with biased sub-populations? | ||
- | 2. Is the tagging complete? \\ | ||
- | a. Check for gap teeth \\ | ||
- | b. Check for missing tags\\ | ||
- | c. Use the bulk actions to apply missing tags to included studies and go back and add text. \\ | ||
- | 3. Is extraction done correctly? \\ | ||
- | a. Are all the units matching? \\ | ||
- | i. Check this using quantitative synthesis\\ | ||
- | b. Is the same scale used for a given outcome across papers? \\ | ||
- | c. Is there missing data that should have been extracted? \\ | ||
- | i. Can standard deviation (SD) be calculated from standard error (SE) or confidence interval (CI)?\\ | ||
- | ii. Was there data in the results/ | ||
- | iii. Was there data in tables that should have been extracted? \\ | ||
- | iv. Are there any secondary analyses with extra data we could extract? \\ | ||
- | 1. If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. \\ | ||
- | v. Is there a supplement with useful data? \\ | ||
- | 1. If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. \\ | ||
- | vi. Is there data on clinicaltrials.gov? | ||
- | 1. If so, make sure you comment where you got the data. \\ | ||
- | d. Were there errors in the extraction? \\ | ||
- | i. Make sure means/ | ||
- | ii. Make sure SD/SE are not confused.\\ | ||
- | iii. Make sure IQR and range are not confused. \\ | ||
- | iv. Make sure LS means are treated separately from (arithmetic) means. Unless otherwise specified it will be an arithmetic mean. \\ | ||
- | v. Make sure loss to follow up is reflected in the sample sizes. \\ | ||
- | e. Are outcomes extracted at compatible timepoints across papers? \\ | ||
- | f. Are blanks and 0s properly differentiated? | ||
- | g. Are the definitions of data elements consistent across papers? |