American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Systematic reviewSystematic reviews in orthodontics: Impact of the PRISMA for Abstracts checklist on completeness of reporting
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Research question
The research question was as follows: What is the impact of PRISMA-A on the completeness of reporting of abstracts of SRs in orthodontics?
Type of study
A SR of available scientific literature was conducted.
Eligibility criteria
Articles with the term “systematic review” in their title, abstract, or full text, and subjects in the field of “orthodontics” were included, regardless of the year of publication. Articles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and those in which the authors explicitly declared an intention to conduct a SR
Number of abstracts
In total, 1034 documents were initially retrieved. After discarding duplicates and evaluating article types and main topics, 411 abstracts were retained for further screening. Six abstracts were excluded on language criterion, and 6 more abstracts could not be found despite the endeavors of our librarian and efforts to contact the authors. A total of 389 abstracts of SRs were included in the final analysis. Further details are presented in the flow diagram in Figure, and in the list of
Main findings
The main objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the quality of reporting of abstracts of SRs in orthodontics before and after publication of PRISMA-A. Abstracts published after the publication of the PRISMA-A checklist had significantly better completeness of reporting (P ≤ 0.0001) than with those published before, especially for some of the items. The present results point toward the importance and impact of such checklists for improving the quality of published research.
Conclusions
PRISMA-A may contribute to improving the completeness of reporting of abstracts published in SRs in orthodontics.
Acknowledgments
This study was supported by the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Antioquia. The authors thank Dr Luis Gonzalo Alvarez for helping with the statistical analysis.
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