Author queries via email text elicited high response and took less reviewer time than data forms – a randomised study within a review

Systematic evidence syntheses depend on the quality of reporting and completeness of data available from included studies. When methods are not clearly described or data are incomplete in primary study reports, Cochrane guidance recommends that reviewers correspond with investigators to obtain additional information [1, 2]. Study authors had been contacted in 234/319 (73%) Cochrane intervention reviews published in 2016 [3].

Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - February 9, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Authors: K äthe Goossen, Tanja Rombey, Charlotte M. Kugler, Karina K. De Santis, Dawid Pieper Tags: Original Article Source Type: research