Analysis of the Methodological Quality of Published Prosthodontic-related Systematic Reviews and their Impact on Clinical Practice, Research and Teaching According to the Correspondent Authors

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• Author / Creator

  Aziz,Tehnia

• Ideally, health care systematic reviews (SRs) should be beneficial to practicing professionals in making everyday clinical decisions. However, the conclusions drawn from SRs are directly related to their quality. An exploratory analysis was completed to determine the current quality of prosthodontics related SRs, and their potential impact on the careers of it’s authors.
  First, key descriptive characteristics and methodological quality features of published SRs related to prosthodontics were gathered and assessed. Descriptive and inferential statistical testing was performed on both components. Overall, the methodological quality of the SRs was limited.
  Finally, an online survey was conducted to ascertain if there was a perceived impact of SRs on their author’s clinical practice, teaching and/or research. However, response rate from the survey was poor (14%). Most authors that responded to the survey reported a significantly positive impact of SRs on their careers, whether it was for application of SR findings in clinical practice, research and/or teaching

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Systematic reviews
  • Prosthodontics
  • Methodological Quality
  • Surveys

• Graduation date

  Fall 2012

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3NH0X

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.