Quality of structured abstracts of original research articles in the British Medical Journal, the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Journal of the American Medical Association: a 10-year follow-up study

Wong, Ho-Lun; Truong, Don; Mahamed, Anisah; Davidian, Christine; Rana, Zeeshan; Einarson, Thomas R.

doi:10.1185/030079905x38123

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“…The proportion of discrepancies we found between the structured abstracts and full texts in the six journals examined was quite large (53.33%), but consistent with previous observations by Taddio et al 18 and Wong et al 38 For us, this was surprising considering that these were highly regarded medical journals with a high median impact factor. The discrepancies found were mostly due to inconsistencies in numerical data between the abstract and those in the full text, but were regarded as clinically not significant.…”

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Comparing data accuracy between structured abstracts and full-text journal articles: implications in their use for informing clinical decisions

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Comparing data accuracy between structured abstracts and full-text journal articles: implications in their use for informing clinical decisions

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“…However, if they do, it is very likely that they first read the abstracts [42]. We also considered that although the format of abstract is usually imposed by journals, they always contain the key messages in the article [43]. …”

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Gaps between research and public health priorities in low income countries: evidence from a systematic literature review focused on Cambodia

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BackgroundEvidence-based public health requires that research provides policymakers with reliable and accessible information reflecting the disease threats. We described the scientific production of research in Cambodia and assessed to what extent it provides appropriate insights and implications for practice to guide health policymakers and managers and knowledge relevant for translation.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review of scientific articles published on biomedical research in Cambodia. Regression analysis assessed the trends over time and factors associated with actionable messages in the articles’ abstracts.ResultsFrom 2000 to 2012, 628 articles were published in 237 journals with a significant increase over time (from 0.6/million population to 5.9/million population, slope coefficient 7.6, 95% CI 6.5–8.7, p < 0.001). Most publications on diseases addressed communicable diseases (n = 410, 65.3%). Non-communicable diseases (NCD) were under-addressed (7.7% of all publications) considering their burden (34.5% of the disease burden). Of all articles, 67.8% reported descriptive studies and 4.3% reported studies with a high level of evidence; 27.4% of studies were led by an institution based in Cambodia. Factors associated with an actionable message (n = 73, 26.6%) were maternal health (OR 3.08, 95% CI 1.55–6.13, p = 0.001), the first author’s institution being Cambodian (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.06–2.98, p = 0.02) and a free access to full article (OR 3.07, 95% CI 1.08–8.70, p = 0.03). Of all articles, 87% (n = 546) were accessible in full text from Cambodia.ConclusionsScientific publications do not fully match with health priorities. Gaps remain regarding NCD, implementation studies, and health system research. A health research agenda would help align research with health priorities. We recommend 1) that the health authorities create an online repository of research findings with abstracts in the local language; 2) that academics emphasize the importance of research in their university teaching; and 3) that the researcher teams involve local researchers and that they systematically provide a translation of their abstracts upon submission to a journal. We conclude that building the bridge between research and public health requires a willful, comprehensive strategy rather than relying solely only publications.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13012-015-0217-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…The titles and abstracts for all eligible articles ( n = 1459) were reviewed by the first author (DAC). From the 185 articles describing education experiments, we selected for full review a random sample of 110 articles, an adequate sample size in comparison with those of previous studies with similar intent 7,14–16 . Sampling was weighted by the number of education experiments reported in each journal.…”

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A systematic review of titles and abstracts of experimental studies in medical education: many informative elements missing

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Quality of structured abstracts of original research articles in the British Medical Journal, the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Journal of the American Medical Association: a 10-year follow-up study

Abstract: We found a consistency in abstract quality regardless of the precise format used by different journals. This indicates that the framework for research articles already in place should be maintained and further modification of the framework may not necessarily improve the abstract quality.

Cited by 29 publications

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Comparing data accuracy between structured abstracts and full-text journal articles: implications in their use for informing clinical decisions

Comparing data accuracy between structured abstracts and full-text journal articles: implications in their use for informing clinical decisions

Gaps between research and public health priorities in low income countries: evidence from a systematic literature review focused on Cambodia

A systematic review of titles and abstracts of experimental studies in medical education: many informative elements missing

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