Overinterpretation of Research Findings: Evaluation of "Spin" in Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies in High-Impact Factor Journals

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First Author T. A. McGrath
Journal CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
Year Of Publishing 2020
URL https://watermark.silverchair.com/hvaa093.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAAsEwggK9BgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggKuMIICqgIBADCCAqMGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMhoGopop7KXOQ-AfOAgEQgIICdHbIbaHQOWgRbbI8K6jZDZ_QSD7aWI0-sZrJr0j2fA4KdadsCZN5_G95Ay_Ht537vmEERJHZGR2VFOwqR24qUM9t_RGhehQybGiPOIhPJJXxaIQIJrrkSVDiaATFTdpBK_XVjc494kKAU3bzhsEliDdgamdVP7_coTQqg9jDBMJZYs5gH7-4rCayLHBXX-en5ewnFk-vE1p1M5SI13oJRtBFCcTd276rrxiTndYnHXpwHyjQKpC0Z9oUFPp8eEmKcZfx19btHZggzy7I_RgR7eDrDcIKokp0ob7bU7qo0aauNCkj7yXe0-5al74sjbXpjqMcMpuGa9qPOP5-dzcJkr6CkmTk3ohFjJ4bXS0lHC1A1sed2uZujSsQUUHuoxzJtjhB8wq9pKMb4Iy5O36B6JhmEUS2YAc6iifd7kLmjV3jlroafZOXGaDks1xEnah3DCCOWOO4le44bUfzofi4maznz4tlJZwBuEvWPLl5n6skksA7qozfF3SJPKzWUWy6CmjNet7BuetX-jleURPdp2MuqHmNfXVNjOklQzRL_WvqH5IP-z20k7DqqCzRSCf8hjNCZsXDJvNswlHQwt2eunF38Ndu14qjnRf4rKS3we7vLTvplYbh7GgZtHS94iLpqCaV6xMsAbPDEBw7OMvWcZfl2SQrEh9Jia9p00CfSNIE_kXVXpp7LkOlgM_91WI36sZslXF_faFekE9IDM7M6x4_sk7qYZME1uIHqtDlutrALTsdfDFH2AvRSvps0wUAMEdEdf1MjsfKETHe4cEnRVFT7wRJvYDJWRq7dxPs_iVUFPQrmiouaMpffRjlLOiMe2_86rQ
Keywords Cochrane
Diagnostic
Spin
Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) Spin or subjective interpretation of findings
Cochrane reviews more rigorous/higher quality than non-Cochrane reviews
Number of systematic reviews included 137
Summary of Findings At least one actual overinterpretation practice was present in the abstract in 46% of included reviews and in the full-text report in 38% of included reviews. Reviews published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were less likely to contain actual overinterpretation in the abstract or the full-text report than reviews in other high-impact journals
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Yes
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes