The Quality of Methodological and Reporting in Network Meta-Analysis of Acupuncture and Moxibustion: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 6

Summary of reporting quality assessment.

Section	Item		Completely reported		Partially reported		Not reported
			Frequency (%)	95% CI	Frequency (%)	95% CI	Frequency (%)	95% CI
Title	1	Title	29 (100%)		0		0
Abstract	2	Structured summary	5 (17.24%)	(−0.16, 0.50)	24 (82.76%)	(0.68, 0.98)	0
Introduction	3	Rationale	26 (89.65%)	(0.78, 1.01)	3 (10.34%)	(−0.24, 0.45)	0
	4	Objectives	28 (96.55%)	(0.90, 1.03)	1 (3.45%)	(−0.32, 0.39)	0
Methods	5	Protocol and registration	5 (17.24%)	(−0.16, 0.50)	0		24 (82.76%)	(0.68, 0.98)
	6	Eligibility criteria	19 (65.52%)	(0.44, 0.87)	10 (34.48%)	(0.05, 0.64)	0
	7	Information sources	22 (75.86%)	(0.58, 0.94)	5 (17.24%)	(−0.16, 0.50)	0
	8	Search	12 (41.38%)	(0.14, 0.69)	0		17 (58.62%)	(0.35, 0.82)
	9	Study selection	22 (75.86%)	(0.58, 0.94)	2 (6.70%)	(−0.28, 0.42)	5 (17.24%)	(−0.16, 0.50)
	10	Data collection process	5 (17.24%)	(−0.16, 0.50)	23 (79.31%)	(0.63, 0.96)	1 (3.45%)	(−0.32, 0.39)
	11	Data items	3 (10.34%)	(−0.24, 0.45)	26 (89.65%)	(0.78, 1.01)	0
	S1	Geometry of the network	16 (55.17%)	(0.31, 0.80)	0		13 (44.83%)	(0.18, 0.72)
	12	Risk of bias within individual studies	28 (96.55%)	(0.90, 1.03)	0		1 (3.45%)	(−0.32, 0.39)
	13	Summary measures	18 (62.07%)	(0.40, 0.85)	11 (37.93%)	(0.09, 0.67)	0
	14	Planned methods of analysis	23 (79.31%)	(0.63, 0.96)	1 (3.45%)	(−0.32, 0.39)	5 (17.24%)	(−0.16, 0.50)
	S2	Assessment of inconsistency	23 (79.31%)	(0.63, 0.96)	0		6 (20.69%)	(−0.12, 0.53)
	15	Risk of bias across studies	22 (75.86%)	(0.58, 0.94)	0		7 (24.14%)	(−0.08, 0.56)
	16	Additional analyses	14 (48.27%)	(0.29, 0.81)	0		15 (51.72%)	(0.26, 0.77)
Results	17	Study selection	25 (86.21%)	(0.73, 0.99)	4 (13.79%)	(−0.20, 0.48)	0
	S3	Presentation of network structure	18 (62.07%)	(0.40, 0.85)	0		1 (3.45%)	(−0.32, 0.39)
	S4	Summary of network geometry	1 (3.45%)	(−0.32, 0.39)	26 (89.65%)	(0.78, 1.01)	2 (6.70%)	(−0.28, 0.42)
	18	Study characteristics	27 (93.10%)	(0.84, 1.03)	2 (6.70%)	(−0.28, 0.42)	0
	19	Risk of bias within studies	26 (89.65%)	(0.78, 1.01)	1 (3.45%)	(−0.32, 0.39)	2 (6.70%)	(−0.28, 0.42)
	20	Results of individual studies	17 (58.62%)	(0.35, 0.82)	0		12 (41.38%)	(0.14, 0.69)
	21	Synthesis of results	27 (93.10%)	(0.84, 1.03)	2 (6.70%)	(−0.28, 0.42)	0
	S5	Exploration for inconsistency	21 (72.41%)	(0.53, 0.92)	0		8 (27.59%)	(−0.03, 0.59)
	22	Risk of bias across studies	13 (44.83%)	(0.18, 0.72)	0		16 (55.17%)	(0.31, 0.80)
	23	Results of additional analyses	8 (27.59%)	(−0.03, 0.59)	0		21 (72.41%)	(0.53, 0.92)
Discussion	24	Summary of evidence	25 (86.21%)	(0.73, 0.99)	1 (3.45%)	(−0.32, 0.39)	3 (10.34%)	(−0.24, 0.45)
	25	Limitations	28 (96.55%)	(0.90, 1.03)	0		1 (3.45%)	(−0.32, 0.39)
	26	Conclusions	27 (93.10%)	(0.84, 1.03)	2 (6.70%)	(−0.28, 0.42)	0
	27	Funding	21 (72.41%)	(0.53, 0.92)	0		8 (27.59%)	(−0.03, 0.59)