Quality appraisal of spatial epidemiology and health geography research: A scoping review of systematic reviews

Health Place. 2023 Aug 29;83:103108. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103108. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA scoping review of peer-reviewed literature was conducted to understand how systematic reviews assess the methodological quality of spatial epidemiology and health geography research. Fifty-nine eligible reviews were identified and included. Variations in the use of quality appraisal tools were found. Reviews applied existing quality appraisal tools with no adaptations (n = 32; 54%), existing quality appraisal tools with adaptations (n = 9; 15%), adapted tools or methods from other reviews (n = 13; 22%), and developed new quality appraisal tools for the review (n = 5; 8%). Future research should focus on developing and validating a quality appraisal tool that evaluates the spatial methodology within studies.PMID:37651961 | DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103108
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