Reporting the Review Interactive Quiz

Prepared for:

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Training Modules for Systematic Reviews Methods Guide

www.ahrq.gov

Reporting the results of a comparative effectiveness review (CER) is not part of the CER process; it is an addendum.

A.True

B.False

Comparative Effectiveness Review Report

The entire search strategy should be included in the comparative effectiveness review report.

A.True

B.False

Literature Search Strategy

Accurate and transparent reporting does not help readers interpret the reported results of a comparative effectiveness review.

A.True

B.False

Accurate and Transparent Reporting

In writing a report on a comparative effectiveness review, it is not necessary to link the Methods and Results sections. These sections can be understood independently.

A.True

B.False

Methods and Results

The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) Statement is a reporting guideline that can be used to prepare the comparative effectiveness review report.

A.True

B.False

Reporting Guidelines

Reporting the results of a comparative effectiveness review (CER) is an integral part of the review process.

The inclusion of the complete search strategy used to identify eligible studies is essential if the CER is to be replicated or updated.

Accurate and transparent reporting aids the interpretation of the CER results.

Using established reporting guidelines can facilitate writing of the CER report.

Summary

This quiz was prepared by David Moher, Ph.D., director, University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center.

Many of the examples in the presentations are taken from the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions (Liberati A, et al. PLoS Med 2009;6(7): e1000100).

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