Review Article
The Quality of Methodological and Reporting in Network Meta-Analysis of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 5
Reporting quality assessment of the included NMAs.
| | Item | Section/topic | Fu 2019 | Ding 2019 | Li 2018 | Bu 2017 | Zhang 2018 | Song 2019 | Yang 2016 | Li 2017 | Jia 2018 | Liu 2016 | Feng 2018 | Liu 2019 | Yang 2017 | Zhu 2018 | Zheng 2018 |
| | 1 | Title | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | Structured summary | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | | 3 | Rationale | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | Objectives | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 5 | Protocol and registration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 6 | Eligibility criteria | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | | 7 | Information sources | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | Search | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 9 | Study selection | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 10 | Data collection process | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | 11 | Data items | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | S1 | Geometry of the network | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 12 | Risk of bias within individual studies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 13 | Summary measures | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 14 | Planned methods of analysis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | S2 | Assessment of inconsistency | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 15 | Risk of bias across studies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 16 | Additional analyses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 17 | Study selection | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | S3 | Presentation of network structure | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | S4 | Summary of network geometry | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | | 18 | Study characteristics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 19 | Risk of bias within studies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 20 | Results of individual studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 21 | Synthesis of results | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | S5 | Exploration for inconsistency | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 22 | Risk of bias across studies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 23 | Results of additional analyses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 24 | Summary of evidence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 25 | Limitations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 26 | Conclusions | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 27 | Funding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | Summary | 24 | 17 | 20 | 20.5 | 20 | 24 | 18.5 | 27.5 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 25.5 | 25 |
| | Item | | Qin 2016 | Li 2018 | Mo 2019 | Luo 2018 | Yeh 2016 | Chen 2019 | Tan 2019 | Li 2017 | Zhu 2018 | Xiong 2018 | Yang 2019 | Zhang 2018 | S. 2013 | Wang 2017 | |
| | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | | | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 4 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 5 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | 6 | | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | | | 7 | | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 8 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 9 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | 10 | | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | | 11 | | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | | S1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 12 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 13 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | | 14 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | S2 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | 15 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 16 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 17 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | S3 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | S4 | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | | 18 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | | | 19 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | | | 20 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | 21 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | | | S5 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 22 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 23 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 24 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 25 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 26 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 27 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Score | | 29 | 27.5 | 24.5 | 21.5 | 20.5 | 25 | 25 | 28.5 | 27 | 13.5 | 28 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 19 | 24.5/23.62 |
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