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Table 3 Comparison of compliance to PRISMA reporting guidelines

From: Quality of conduct and reporting in rapid reviews: an exploration of compliance with PRISMA and AMSTAR guidelines

PRISMA item

Published (n = 33) (%)

Unpublished (n = 33) (%)

Title

  

1. Self-reports as a rapid review

84.85

48.48

Abstract

  

2. Structured summary

93.94

12.12

Introduction

  

3. Rationale

87.88

78.79

4. Objectives

69.70

48.48

Methods

  

5. Protocol and registration

3.03

9.09

6. Eligibility criteria

48.48

57.58

7. Information sources

90.91

72.73

8. Search

69.70

72.73

9. Study selection

63.64

45.45

10. Data collection process

36.36

24.24

11. Data items

39.39

33.33

12. ROB in individual studies

45.45

42.42

13. Summary measures

25.00*

50.00*

14. Synthesis of results

63.64

42.42

15. ROB across studies

30.30

33.33

16. Additional analyses

3.03

9.09

Results

  

17. Study selection

75.76

30.30

18. Study characteristics

48.48

57.58

19. ROB within studies

48.48

48.48

20. Results of individual studies

42.42

57.58

21. Synthesis of results

93.94

81.82

22. ROB across studies

18.18

30.30

23. Additional analysis

3.03

12.12

Discussion

  

24. Summary of evidence

75.76

72.73

25. Limitations

39.39

39.39

26. Conclusions

100.0

78.79

Funding

  

27. Funding

64.64

39.39

  1. *Indicates that statistic was calculated only for rapid reviews that aimed to perform statistical synthesis/meta-analysis