Quality of reporting of dental survival analyses

Summary To explore the quality of reporting (writing and graphics) of articles that used time‐to‐event analyses to report dental treatment outcomes. A systematic search of the top 50 dental journals in 2008 produced the sample of articles for this analysis. Articles reporting treatment outcomes with...

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Published in:Journal of oral rehabilitation 2014-12, Vol.41 (12), p.928-940
Main Authors: Layton, D. M., Clarke, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dental Research - standards
Dentistry
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Life Tables
Periodicals as Topic
Quality of Life
quality of reporting
Research Design
Statistics as Topic
survival analyses
time-to-event
treatment outcomes
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Summary:Summary To explore the quality of reporting (writing and graphics) of articles that used time‐to‐event analyses to report dental treatment outcomes. A systematic search of the top 50 dental journals in 2008 produced the sample of articles for this analysis. Articles reporting treatment outcomes with (n = 95) and without (n = 91) time‐to‐event statistics were reviewed. Survival descriptive words used in the two groups were analysed (Pearson's chi‐square). The quality of life tables, survival curves and time‐to‐event statistics were assessed (Kappa analysed agreement) and explored. Words describing dental outcomes ‘over time’ were more common in time‐to‐event compared with control articles (77%, 3%, P 
ISSN:0305-182X
1365-2842
DOI:10.1111/joor.12217