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. 2023 Jun 7;11(6):e23.00077. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.23.00077

Table 2.2.

Evidence syntheses published by Cochrane and JBI

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews a JBI Evidence Synthesis b
Category N % Category N %
Intervention 8,572 96.3 Effectiveness 435 61.5
Diagnostic 176 1.9 Diagnostic Test Accuracy 9 1.3
Overview 64 0.7 Umbrella 4 0.6
Methodology 41 0.45 Mixed Methods 2 0.3
Qualitative 17 0.19 Qualitative 159 22.5
Prognostic 11 0.12 Prevalence and Incidence 6 0.8
Rapid 11 0.12 Etiology and Risk 7 1.0
Prototypec 8 0.08 Measurement Properties 3 0.4
Economic 6 0.6
Text and Opinion 1 0.14
Scoping 43 6.0
Comprehensived 32 4.5
Total=8900 Total=707
a

Data from https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/reviews. Accessed 17 Sep 2022.

b

Data obtained via personal email communication on 18 Sep 2022 with Emilie Francis, editorial assistant, JBI Evidence Synthesis.

c

Includes the following categories: prevalence, scoping, mixed methods, and realist reviews.

d

This methodology is not supported in the current version of the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis.