Title :

Use of p-values and the terms "significant", "non-significant" and "suggestive" in abstracts in the european annals of otorhinolaryngology, head & neck diseases

Author(s) :

Laccourreye, Olliverre [Auteur]
Lisan, Quentin [Auteur]
UFR Médecine [Santé] - Université Paris Cité [UFR Médecine UPCité]
Bonfils, Pierre [Auteur]
Université Paris Descartes - Faculté de Médecine [UPD5 Médecine]
Garrel, Renaud [Auteur]
CHU Montpellier = Montpellier University Hospital
Jankowski, Roger [Auteur]
Faculté de Médecine [Nancy]
Karkas, Alexandre [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne [CHU Saint-Etienne] [CHU ST-E]
Leboulanger, Nicolas [Auteur]
UFR Médecine [Santé] - Université Paris Cité [UFR Médecine UPCité]
Makeieff, Marc [Auteur]
Hôpital universitaire Robert Debré [Reims] [CHU Reims]
Righini, Christian Adrien [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire [CHU Grenoble] [CHUGA]
Vincent, Christophe [Auteur]
Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (ADDS) - U1008
Médicaments et biomatériaux à libération contrôlée: mécanismes et optimisation - Advanced Drug Delivery Systems - U 1008 [MBLC - ADDS]
Martin, Christian [Auteur]

Journal title :

European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases

Abbreviated title :

Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis

Volume number :

136

Pages :

469-473

Publication date :

2019-11-04

ISSN :

1879-730X

Keyword(s) :

Suggestive
Medical writing
Scientific report
Statistics
P value
Significant
Spin

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of P-values and the terms "significant", "non-significant" and "suggestive" in Abstracts in the European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Diseases. METHODS: Consecutive articles ...
Show more >OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of P-values and the terms "significant", "non-significant" and "suggestive" in Abstracts in the European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Diseases. METHODS: Consecutive articles accepted for publication during the period January 2016 - February 2019 were systematically reviewed. Main goal: descriptive analysis of the citation of P-values and use of the terms "significant", "non-significant" and "suggestive" in Abstracts. Secondary goal: analytic study of: (i) correlations between citation of a P-value and the main characteristics of authors and topics; and (ii) misuse of the terms "significant", "non-significant" and "suggestive" with respect to cited P-values, and correlations with author and topic characteristics. RESULTS: In all, 91 articles were included. P-values and the terms "significant", "non-significant" and "suggestive" were cited in 35.1%, 41.7%, 10.9% and 0% of Abstracts, respectively. Citing a P-value did not significantly correlate with author or topic characteristics. There were discrepancies between the terms "non-significant", "significant" and "suggestive" and P-values given in the body of the article in 57.1% of Abstracts, with 30.7% overestimation and 25.2% underestimation of results, without significant correlation with author or topic characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Authors, editors and reviewers must pay particular attention to the spin resulting from inappropriate use of the terms "significant", "non-significant" and "suggestive" in Abstracts of articles submitted to the European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Diseases, to improve the rigor, quality and value of the scientific message delivered to the reader.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Collections :

• Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (ADDS) - U1008

Submission date :

2021-01-20T15:59:18Z
2024-02-22T09:34:59Z