Reporting quality of systematic review abstracts in operative dentistry: An assessment using the PRISMA for Abstracts guidelines
Reporting quality of systematic review abstracts in operative dentistry: An assessment using the PRISMA for Abstracts guidelines
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牙科手术系统综述摘要的报告质量:使用 PRISMA 进行摘要指南评估
DOI:
10.1016/j.jdent.2020.103471
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发表时间:
2020-11-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Song, Yaling
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作者:
Li, Ting;Hua, Fang;Song, Yaling
Objectives: To assess and compare the reporting quality of systematic review (SR) abstracts in operative dentistry published before and after the release of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Abstracts (PRISMA-A), and to identify factors associated with reporting quality.Methods: PubMed was searched for abstracts published during 2010-2012 (Pre-PRISMA period) and 2017-2019 (Post-PRISMA period). Reporting quality was assessed and scored using a modified 13-item PRSIMA-A checklist. Risk ratio (RR) was used to compare the adequate reporting rate of each item between the two periods. Uni-variable and multivariable linear regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with reporting quality.Results: A total of 160 abstracts were included and assessed. Only four items ('objective', 'results of main outcomes', 'description of the effect' and 'interpretation') were adequately reported in most abstracts (>75 %). According to the multivariable analysis, greater word count (P = 0.001), being published in the Post-PRISMA period (P = 0.025) and geographic origin from Asia (P = 0.025) or South America (P = 0.015) were significantly associated with higher reporting quality.Conclusions/clinical significance: The reporting quality of SR abstracts in operative dentistry had improved significantly after the publication of PRISMA-A, but was still suboptimal. Researchers, reviewers and journal editors in operative dentistry need to be familiar with the PRISMA-A checklist, and make concerted efforts to improve the reporting of SR abstracts.