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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2020.11.2.161

The evaluation of methodological quality of meta-analysis studies in speech language pathology using AMSTAR  

Han, Minju (Department of Rehabilitation, Granduate School, Honam University)
Byeon, Haewon (Department of Speech Language Pathology, Honam University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.11, no.2, 2020 , pp. 161-165 More about this Journal
Abstract
Although research using meta-analysis is increasing in the field of rehabilitation science, not all meta-analytical papers are of the same quality. In particular, although meta-analysis is a research method with the highest level of evidence, it may be possible to derive distorted conclusions or alternatives by simply integrating representative values without considering heterogeneity among individual studies. This study analyzed the current status of meta-analysis papers on the subject of language arbitration published in Korea from January 2010 to June 2019, and used A Measurement Tool to Assess the Methodological Quality of Systematic Review (AMSTAR). As a result of evaluating the methodological quality of the final five papers, the average of 7.4 points out of 11 points was found above average. In order to raise the qualitative level of Meta-analysis in speech-language pathology in the future, it is necessary to include verification of publication bias and specification of conflicts of interest.
Keywords
Speech therapy; Speech-language pathology; Systematic review; Meta-analysis; Quality evaluation; AMSTAR;
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