Juping Yu

Oct 30, 2024 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Hui Liu |Yu Guo |Juping Yu |Fuliang Shangguan

Assessment of similarity and consistencySimilarity and consistency are two main factors that should be evaluated to obtain valid and credible results. Similarity will be assessed according to clinical and methodological characteristics owing to the challenges in clarifying similarity by statistical analysis. Study designs, participant characteristics and interventions will be assessed. Local inconsistency will be evaluated using the node-splitting analysis.

Jul 19, 2024 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Yinhua Su |Ling Zhao |Juping Yu |Xia Chen

MethodsThis protocol was registered on PROSPERO (no. CRD42024499178) and will be reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta­-Analysis (PRISMA) Protocols statement guidelines. The systematic review will follow the framework outlined by Whittemore and Knafl,38 encompassing five key stages: (1) problem identification, (2) literature search, (3) data evaluation, (4) data analysis and (5) presentation. The review will be conducted from April to August 2024.