PMID- 26589200
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170801
LR  - 20220318
IS  - 1436-3771 (Electronic)
IS  - 1432-6981 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 3
DP  - 2016 Apr
TI  - Methodological quality assessment of paper-based systematic reviews published in 
      oral health.
PG  - 399-431
LID - 10.1007/s00784-015-1663-5 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to conduct a methodological assessment of 
      paper-based systematic reviews (SR) published in oral health using a validated 
      checklist. A secondary objective was to explore temporal trends on methodological 
      quality. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two electronic databases (OVID Medline and OVID 
      EMBASE) were searched for paper-based SR of interventions published in oral 
      health from inception to October 2014. Manual searches of the reference lists of 
      paper-based SR were also conducted. Methodological quality of included 
      paper-based SR was assessed using an 11-item questionnaire, Assessment of 
      Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) checklist. Methodological quality was 
      summarized using the median and inter-quartile range (IQR) of the AMSTAR score 
      over different categories and time periods. RESULTS: A total of 643 paper-based 
      SR were included. The overall median AMSTAR score was 4 (IQR 2-6). The highest 
      median score (5) was found in the pain dentistry and periodontology fields, while 
      the lowest median score (3) was found in implant dentistry, restorative 
      dentistry, oral medicine, and prosthodontics. The number of paper-based SR per 
      year and the median AMSTAR score increased over time (median score in 1990s was 2 
      (IQR 2-3), 2000s was 4 (IQR 2-5), and 2010 onwards was 5 (IQR 3-6)). CONCLUSION: 
      Although the methodological quality of paper-based SR published in oral health 
      has improved in the last few years, there is still scope for improving quality in 
      most evaluated dental specialties. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Large-scale assessment of 
      methodological quality of dental SR highlights areas of methodological strengths 
      and weaknesses that can be targeted in future publications to encourage better 
      quality review methodology.
FAU - Wasiak, J
AU  - Wasiak J
AD  - Epworth Healthcare, Richmond, VIC, Australia.
AD  - School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, The Alfred Centre, Monash 
      University, Melbourne, Australia.
AD  - Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne Dental School, 
      Melbourne, Australia.
FAU - Shen, A Y
AU  - Shen AY
AD  - Eastern Health, C/O - Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia. 
      amanda.yang.shen@gmail.com.
FAU - Tan, H B
AU  - Tan HB
AD  - Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
FAU - Mahar, R
AU  - Mahar R
AD  - School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
FAU - Kan, G
AU  - Kan G
AD  - Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Australia.
FAU - Khoo, W R
AU  - Khoo WR
AD  - Southern Health, Melbourne, Australia.
FAU - Faggion, C M Jr
AU  - Faggion CM Jr
AD  - Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Munster, 
      Munster, Germany.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20151120
PL  - Germany
TA  - Clin Oral Investig
JT  - Clinical oral investigations
JID - 9707115
MH  - Checklist
MH  - *Dentistry
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Oral Health
MH  - Peer Review, Research
MH  - *Publishing
MH  - Research Design
MH  - *Review Literature as Topic
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Dental research
OT  - Dentistry
OT  - Meta-analysis
OT  - Research design
OT  - Review
OT  - Trends
EDAT- 2015/11/22 06:00
MHDA- 2017/08/02 06:00
CRDT- 2015/11/22 06:00
PHST- 2015/02/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2015/11/11 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2015/11/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/11/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/08/02 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s00784-015-1663-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s00784-015-1663-5 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Clin Oral Investig. 2016 Apr;20(3):399-431. doi: 10.1007/s00784-015-1663-5. Epub 
      2015 Nov 20.