| Ref ID | 868 |
| First Author | D.G. Giannakoulas |
| Journal | INTERNATIONAL ENDODONTIC JOURNAL |
| Year Of Publishing | 2022 |
| URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/iej.13832 |
| Keywords |
• Non-Cochrane reviews • Dentistry • Abstract / summary • Spin |
| Problem(s) |
• Spin or subjective interpretation of findings • Errors in systematic review abstracts or plain language summaries |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | Greece |
| Aim | To identify the prevalence and extent of spin in the abstracts of systematic reviews including meta-analyses in the scientific field of endodontics. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From 186 included abstracts of systematic reviews including meta-analyses in the field of endodontics indexed in PubMed from January 1, 2010, to April 16, 2022. Spin was detected in 125 abstracts (67.2%), for one or more domains. Most abstracts were affected by more than one type of spin (91/125; 72.8%). There was evidence that abstracts of meta-analyses of non-significant findings had 60% lower odds for inclusion of spin (odds ratio, OR: 0.40; 95% CI: 0.19, 0.83; p = .04), after adjusting for year, journal type and number of authors. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 186 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1076 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
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| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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