Abstract
Reporting is the final step of the systematic review process. An accurate and reliable reporting of systematic reviews assists the end-users (clinicians, policymakers, funding agencies, guideline developers) in making informed and evidence-based decisions. Poor quality of reporting of systematic reviews was recognised as an issue as far back as the late'80s. An international group hence drafted the QUOROM statement (Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses) in 1996 to provide guidelines for improving the quality of reporting. These guidelines were updated after addressing the conceptual and methodological issues and renamed as PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) by a group of authors. PRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). However, it can also be used for reporting systematic reviews of non-RCTs. PRISMA guidelines help to convey the information transparently. This chapter is focussed on PRSMA checklist and its 27 items under seven domains.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Principles and Practice of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis |
| Editors | Sanjay Patole |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing Switzerland |
| Pages | 111-123 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030719210 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030719203 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2021 |