| Ref ID | 278 |
| First Author | D. P. Nascimento |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31443622/ |
| Keywords |
• Non-Cochrane reviews • Error • Cochrane • Pain • Physiotherapy • Abstract / summary • Spin |
| Problem(s) |
• Errors in systematic review abstracts or plain language summaries • Spin or subjective interpretation of findings • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • Cochrane reviews more rigorous/higher quality than non-Cochrane reviews |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Brazil |
| Aim | To assess whether abstracts of systematic reviews for low back pain published in the Physiotherapy Evidence Database published between 2015 and 2017 contained spin, whether the abstract consistently represented the full text and whether the spin in the abstracts was associated with the type of conclusion for review. Methodological quality (AMSTAR 2) of included review was also assessed. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From the 66 included (9 Cochrane and 57 Non-Cochrane) systematic reviews of low back pain, spin was determined as present in 80% of abstracts using a 7-item checklist and kappa coefficient analysis. Non-Cochrane review abstracts were not consistent with the main text but Cochrane reviews had good consistency. AMSTAR2 was critically low for 76% (n=56) reviews and Cochrane reviews had higher quality rating than non-Cochrane reviews. However, Cochrane reviews that were republished in other journals had lower AMSTAR2 rating scores and presented examples of spin in the abstracts that were not present in the corresponding Cochrane review abstract. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 66 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 7526 |
| Treatment impacted | Yes |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | No |
| Interpretation impacted description |