Meta-analyzability Concerns in Meta-analyses.

Hsu, Chih-Yang; Lin, Yen-Nung · Arch Phys Med Rehabil · 2019

meta_analysis · Level I

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Abstract

Many studies to date have conducted a meta-analysis on a mix of effectiveness and superiority studies. This methodological flaw will lead to difficulties in interpreting the results. We addressed this issue in this article, illustrated our point with a simulated experiment, and re-analyzed a recent meta-analysis study based on the effectiveness-superiority dichotomy to provide a real-world correlate of our point of view.

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