| Ref ID | 720 |
| First Author | J. Vasquez-Cardenas |
| Journal | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS |
| Year Of Publishing | 2019 |
| URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.05.009 |
| Keywords |
• Abstract / summary • Dentistry • Error |
| Problem(s) |
• Errors in systematic review abstracts or plain language summaries |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Colombia |
| Checklists |
• PRISMA-A |
| Aim | To assess reporting (PRISMA-A) quality of systematic review abstracts in orthodontics. Also to perform meta-regression between PRISMA-A quality and characteristics including the number of authors, country of affiliation of the first author, performance of meta-analysis, and topic of the article. |
| Level of Investigation | Analytical |
| Summary of Findings | Overall score was 53.39%. Lowest PRISMA-A adherence was for protocol registration details; funding and conflicts of interest; strengths and limitations; synthesis of results and risk of bias. abstracts with.5 authors published in Cochrane reviews after 2014 had significantly higher completeness of reporting scores. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 389 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1034 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |