Table 4 Characteristics of 57 studies evaluating SR adherence to the PRISMA Statement
Characteristic | Summary data |
|---|---|
Year of study publication | |
 2011–2014 | 24 (42%) |
 2015–2017 | 33 (58%) |
Focus of SRs evaluated | |
 Therapeutic interventions (treatment/prevention) | 45 (79%) |
 Diagnostic | 4 (7%) |
 Mix (e.g. some therapeutic, some diagnostic) | 6 (11%) |
 Not specified | 2 (4%) |
Clinical area of SRs evaluated | |
 Surgery | 14 (25%) |
 General medicine | 5 (9%) |
 Nursing | 5 (9%) |
 Complementary and alternative medicine | 4 (7%) |
 Other (specific clinical condition) | 29 (51%) |
Median number of SRs evaluated | 74Â (44-144) |
Median earliest year of publication of SRs evaluated | 2005 (2001–2009) |
Median latest year of publication of SRs evaluated | 2013 (2011–2015) |
Journal of SRs evaluated | |
 Non-Cochrane only | 34 (60%) |
 Both Cochrane and non-Cochrane | 22 (39%) |
 Unclear | 2 (11%) |
Language of SRs evaluated | |
 English only | 39 (68%) |
 Chinese only | 9 (16%) |
 Portuguese only | 1 (2%) |
 English and LOE (less than 10% LOE) | 6 (11%) |
 English and LOE (more than 40% LOE) | 2 (4%) |