| Ref ID | 1056 |
| First Author | D. Sardana |
| Journal | SPECIAL CARE IN DENTISTRY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2023 |
| URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/scd.12873 |
| Keywords |
• Ophthalmology • Dentistry • Low methodological quality |
| Problem(s) |
• Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria • Redundant / overlapping / duplicated review question; leads to research waste • Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 2 |
| Aim | To summarise and critically appraise the systematic reviews (SRs) indexed across six databases that evaluated different oral health education interventions in individuals with visual impairment and compare the outcomes across the SRs. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From seven included systematic reviews (SRs) indexed across six databases that evaluated different oral health education interventions in individuals with visual impairment and compare the outcomes across the SRs. The AMSTAR 2 assessments showed that 6 out of the 7 (85.7%) reviews were judged "critically low". None of the reviews explained their selection of the study designs for inclusion, and 6 did not report on the sources of funding for the studies. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 7 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 718 |