Durkan, Michael; Chauhan, Ravi; Pandis, Nikolaos; Cobourne, Martyn T; Seehra, Jadbinder (2019). Adequate Reporting of Dental Diagnostic Accuracy Studies is Lacking: An Assessment of Reporting in Relation to the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies Statement. The journal of evidence-based dental practice, 19(3), pp. 283-294. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jebdp.2019.02.002
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OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to assess the quality of reporting of full-text articles of dental diagnostic accuracy studies published in eight leading speciality dental journals in relation to the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (STARD) statement.
METHODS
The full articles of all included studies were assessed for their adherence to the 30-item STARD checklist by two researchers independently. A score of 0-2 was attributed to each item. Inter-rater agreement was assessed. Univariate and multivariate linear regression analyses were carried out to evaluate differences in reporting qualities between journals and whether certain variables influenced reporting qualities.
RESULTS
A total of 145 articles were identified. Full-article STARD checklist items relating to methodology and results were poorly reported. The overall mean quality score for full articles was 28.75. Articles published in the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery obtained the highest quality score. In the multivariate analysis, articles published in the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery had significantly higher reporting quality scores than those published in the European Journal of Orthodontics (β = -6.97, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -11.62, -2.30, P < .05), the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry (β = -8.01, 95% CI: -14.60, -1.41, P < .05) and Oral Diseases (β = -6.72, 95% CI: -11.57, -1.86, P < .05). Reporting quality improved each year (P < .028).
CONCLUSION
Adherence of full articles to the STARD is suboptimal in dental journals.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Orthodontics |
UniBE Contributor: |
Pandis, Nikolaos |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1532-3390 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Renate Imhof-Etter |
Date Deposited: |
03 Dec 2019 16:35 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:32 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.jebdp.2019.02.002 |
PubMed ID: |
31732104 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Dentistry Diagnostic Evidence-based dentistry STARD statement |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.135300 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/135300 |
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