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Characteristics of Search Methods in Dental Metaresearch Studies: A Methodological Study

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Epidemiology
Meta-research studies, defined as, "research on research," should transparently report search methods used to identify the assessed research. Currently, there is no published evaluation of search methods reporting in meta-research studies. The aim of this study was to assess the characteristics of search methods in dental meta-research studies and to ...
Naichuan Su, Clovis Mariano Faggion
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Only Half of the Authors of Overviews of Exercise-Related Interventions Use Some Strategy to Manage Overlapping Primary Studies—A Metaresearch Study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Epidemiology
The conduct of systematic reviews (SRs) and overviews share several similarities. However, because the unit of analysis for overviews is the SRs, there are some unique challenges. One of the most critical issues to manage when conducting an overview is the overlap of data across the primary studies included in the SRs.
Rodrigo Torres-Castro   +2 more
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Searching Two or More Databases Decreased the Risk of Missing Relevant Studies: A Metaresearch Study

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2022
Assessing changes in coverage, recall, review, conclusions and references not found when searching fewer databases.In randomly selected 60 Cochrane reviews, we checked included study publications' coverage (indexation) and recall (findability) using different search approaches with MEDLINE, Embase, and CENTRAL and related them to authors' conclusions ...
Gerald Gartlehner   +2 more
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Metaresearch Study Highlights the Gender Gap in Randomized Controlled Trials in Dentistry

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2023
This study aimed to assess the gender gap in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in dentistry in terms of authorship, collaborations, metrics, funding and reporting of good research practice and transparecy.The search was performed in PubMed for RCTs restricted to English texts in the dental field, indexed from 12/31/2016 to 12/31/2021.
Rafael Sarkis-Onofre   +2 more
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How Can Metaresearch Be Classified? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2019
We would like to thank Dr Puljak for her interest in our article and for providing an interesting point for discussion regarding the classification of the types of primary and secondary research reported in our study. Dr Puljak suggests that metaresearch (or research on research) should be considered primary research, instead of secondary research ...
Clovis Mariano Faggion   +1 more
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Characteristics and Completeness of Reporting of Systematic Reviews of Prevalence Studies in Adult Populations: A Metaresearch Study

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Epidemiology
Objective: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, first published in 2009, has been widely endorsed and compliance is high in systematic reviews of intervention studies. Systematic reviews of prevalence studies are increasing in frequency, but their characteristics and reporting quality have not been ...
Diana C Buitrago-Garcia   +2 more
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Improvements Are Needed in the Adherence to the TRIPOD Statement for Clinical Prediction Models for Patients With Spinal Pain or Osteoarthritis: A Metaresearch Study

open access: yesJournal of Pain
This metaresearch study aimed to evaluate the completeness of reporting of prediction model studies in patients with spinal pain or osteoarthritis (OA) in terms of adherence to the transparent reporting of a multivariable prediction model for individual prognosis or diagnosis (TRIPOD) statement.
Roel Wingbermühle   +2 more
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A Metaresearch Study Finds Unclear Impact of Institutional Conflicts of Interest on Conclusions of Studies Investigating Volume–Outcome Relationships

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Epidemiology
This study aimed to explore institutional conflicts of interest (COIs) in volume-outcome studies investigating whether higher hospital volume is associated with better patient outcomes.We used a sample of studies (n = 68) included in a systematic review on the hospital volume-outcome relationship in total knee arthroplasty.
Dawid Pieper, Käthe Goossen, Elie A Akl
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Clinical and Methodological Implications for Research Elements in Systematic Reviews on COVID-19 Treatment Were Often Unstructured and Under-Reported: A Metaresearch Study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Numerous systematic reviews (SRs) have been published in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic and clinical trials were designed rapidly highlighting the importance of informative implications for research (IfRs) sections in SRs. IfR is one item of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020 checklist and the ...
Christine Schmucker   +2 more
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