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Beverley Shea

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa
Verified email at uottawa.ca
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AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both

BJ Shea, BC Reeves, G Wells, M Thuku, C Hamel… - bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
The number of published systematic reviews of studies of healthcare interventions has
increased rapidly and these are used extensively for clinical and policy decisions. Systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews

BJ Shea, JM Grimshaw, GA Wells, M Boers… - BMC medical research …, 2007 - Springer
Background Our objective was to develop an instrument to assess the methodological
quality of systematic reviews, building upon previous tools, empirical evidence and expert …

AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews

BJ Shea, C Hamel, GA Wells, LM Bouter… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to measure the agreement, reliability, construct validity, and
feasibility of a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews (AMSTAR). STUDY DESIGN …

[HTML][HTML] External validation of a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews (AMSTAR)

BJ Shea, LM Bouter, J Peterson, M Boers… - PloS one, 2007 - journals.plos.org
Background Thousands of systematic reviews have been conducted in all areas of health
care. However, the methodological quality of these reviews is variable and should routinely be …

[HTML][HTML] Potential predatory and legitimate biomedical journals: can you tell the difference? A cross-sectional comparison

…, R Burch, J Clark, J Galipeau, J Roberts, BJ Shea - BMC medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background The Internet has transformed scholarly publishing, most notably, by the
introduction of open access publishing. Recently, there has been a rise of online journals …

Philadelphia Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on selected rehabilitation interventions for low back pain

…, ID Graham, BJ Shea, J McGowan, J Peterson… - Physical …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Introduction. A structured and rigorous methodology was developed for the formulation of
evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (EBCPGs), then was used to develop EBCPGs for …

Calcium supplementation on bone loss in postmenopausal women

BJ Shea, JD Adachi, A Cranney… - Cochrane Database …, 2004 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Although calcium is one the simplest and least expensive strategies for preventing
osteoporotic fractures calcium supplementation is nevertheless not without controversy (…

Philadelphia Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on selected rehabilitation interventions for neck pain

…, ID Graham, BJ Shea, J McGowan, J Peterson… - Physical …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Introduction. A structured and rigorous methodology was developed for the formulation of
evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (EBCPGs), then was used to develop EBCPGs for …

OMERACT Filter 2.1: elaboration of the conceptual framework for outcome measurement in health intervention studies

M Boers, DE Beaton, BJ Shea, LJ Maxwell… - The Journal of …, 2019 - jrheum.org
Objective. The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Filter 2.0 framework was
developed in 2014 to aid core outcome set development by describing the full universe of “…

Philadelphia Panel Evidence–Based Clinical Practice Guidelines on Selected Rehabilitation Interventions for Knee Pain

…, BJ Shea, M Osiri, J McGowan, J Peterson… - Physical …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Introduction. A structured and rigorous methodology was developed for the formulation of
evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (EBCPGs), then was used to develop EBCPGs for …