Table 1.
Types of questions about healthcare interventions that overviews can examinea
1 | Different interventions for the same condition or population. |
2 | Different approaches to the application of the same intervention for the same condition or population. |
3 | Same intervention for different conditions or populations. |
4 | Adverse effects of an intervention for one or more conditions or populations. |
5 | The same intervention for the same condition or population, where different outcomes or time points are addressed. |
aFrom Pollock et al. 2019 Cochrane Handbook chapter on overviews of reviews [draft] [1]