Quality of evidence matters: is it well reported and interpreted in infertility journals?

摘要: To evaluate if the authors of published systematic reviews (SRs) reported level quality evidence (QoE) in top 5 impact factor infertility journals and to analyze they used an appropriate wording describe it. This is a cross-sectional study. We searched PubMed for SRs 2017 five with highest factor. analyzed proportion that SRs’ QoE, those which consistent QoE magnitude effect. The was only 21.4% 42 included less than 10% abstracts. Although we did not find important differences report showed statistically significant or not, p value associated chosen by authors. found inconsistent reporting size effect estimate 54.8% (23/42) 92.9% (39/42). Whereas more consistently expressed studies findings, better cases over 0.05. 2017, 25% overall when publishing SRs. Authors focused on statistical significance as binary concept methodological limitations like study design, imprecision, indirectness, inconsistency, publication bias. should make efforts interpret results accordingly.