Development of the summary of findings table for network meta-analysis.
J Clin Epidemiol
; 115: 1-13, 2019 11.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31055177
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to develop a Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) summary of findings (SoF) table format that displays the critical information from a network meta-analysis (NMA). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We applied a user experience model for data analysis based on four rounds of semistructured interviews. RESULTS: We interviewed 32 stakeholders who conduct or use MA. Four rounds of interviews produced six candidate NMA-SoF tables. Users found a final NMA-SoF table that included the following components highly acceptable: (1) details of the clinical question (PICO), (2) a plot depicting network geometry, (3) relative and absolute effect estimates, (4) certainty of evidence, (5) ranking of treatments, and (6) interpretation of findings. CONCLUSION: Using stakeholder feedback, we developed a new GRADE NMA-SoF table that includes the relevant components that facilitate understanding NMA findings and health decision-making.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Information Dissemination
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Network Meta-Analysis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Systematic_reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Epidemiol
Journal subject:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Country of publication:
United States