| Literature DB >> 34550596 |
Sarah J Nevitt1, Catrin Tudur Smith2.
Abstract
This chapter provides a broad overview of the use of individual participant (sometimes referred to as patient) data (IPD ) within meta-analyses, the associated advantages of using IPD in meta-analysis compared to aggregate data, and when IPD should be used in meta-analysis.This chapter also outlines the steps of conducting an IPD meta-analysis, with practical guidance relating to requesting and obtaining IPD for meta-analysis. Challenges that can be associated with conducting an IPD meta-analysis are also discussed, including consideration of availability bias, when a subset of the relevant IPD is not available for meta-analysis.Entities:
Keywords: Availability bias; Data sharing; Individual participant data; Individual patient data; Logistics; Meta-analysis
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Year: 2022 PMID: 34550596 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1566-9_16
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745