Methodological quality of meta-analyses of single-case experimental studies

被引:38
作者
Jamshidi, Laleh [1 ,2 ]
Heyvaert, Mieke [1 ]
Declercq, Lies [1 ,2 ]
Fernandez-Castilla, Belen [1 ,2 ]
Ferron, John M. [3 ]
Moeyaert, Mariola [4 ]
Beretvas, S. Natasha [5 ]
Onghena, Patrick [1 ]
Van den Noortgate, Wim [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Leuven, KU Leuven, Fac Psychol & Educ Sci, Leuven, Belgium
[2] Univ Leuven, KU Leuven, IMEC ITEC, Leuvan, Belgium
[3] Univ S Florida, Tampa, FL USA
[4] SUNY Albany, Albany, NY 12222 USA
[5] Univ Texas Austin, Austin, TX 78712 USA
关键词
Single-case experimental design; Systematic review; Meta-analysis; Methodological quality; R-amstar; SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS; CASE DESIGNS; SUBJECT RESEARCH; EFFECT SIZES; STUDENTS; INTERVENTIONS; DISABILITIES; APPRAISAL; CHILDREN; MODELS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ridd.2017.12.016
中图分类号
G76 [特殊教育];
学科分类号
040109 ;
摘要
Background: Methodological rigor is a fundamental factor in the validity and credibility of the results of a meta-analysis. Aim: Following an increasing interest in single-case experimental design (SCED) meta-analyses, the current study investigates the methodological quality of SCED meta-analyses. Methods and procedures: We assessed the methodological quality of 178 SCED meta-analyses published between 1985 and 2015 through the modified Revised-Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (R-AMSTAR) checklist. Outcomes and results: The main finding of the current review is that the methodological quality of the SCED meta-analyses has increased over time, but is still low according to the R-AMSTAR checklist. A remarkable percentage of the studies (93.80% of the included SCED meta-analyses) did not even reach the midpoint score (22, on a scale of 0-44). The mean and median methodological quality scores were 15.57 and 16, respectively. Relatively high scores were observed for "providing the characteristics of the included studies" and "doing comprehensive literature search". The key areas of deficiency were "reporting an assessment of the likelihood of publication bias" and "using the methods appropriately to combine the findings of studies". Conclusions and implications: Although the results of the current review reveal that the methodological quality of the SCED meta-analyses has increased over time, still more efforts are needed to improve their methodological quality.
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页码:97 / 115
页数:19
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