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1. Accuracy of Abstracts
in Pharmacy Journals
for Original Research
Articles
An Academic presentation by
Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Pubrica
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2. Today's Outline
In brief
Introduction
Methods
Summary
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3. In brief
Although original research publications are widely
available, the accuracy of abstracts describing them
is critical, as readers of biomedical literature may not
have access to the full-text item.
Previous studies have shown differences between
published original research abstracts and the full-text
paper.

4. An omission, defined as data in the abstract that was not found in writing an
original research article, was one of the outcome measures.
Furthermore, abstracts were deemed deficient if they contained an omission,
inaccurate factual (i.e., quantitative and qualitative) information presented in
the abstract that differed from the evidence contained in the text, an
inconsistency in following the respective journal's "Instructions for Authors," or a
discrepancy between the placement of text in the manuscript and a structured
abstract.

6. This research shows that abstracts for original research papers published in
pharmacy-specific publications must be improved.
Authors and peer reviewers should carefully examine the contents of the
abstract to verify that it correctly describes the full-text article.

7. Introduction
Healthcare practitioners continuously search the literature to provide
supporting evidence for decisions and justification for patient-care actions.
Multiple citations may be located even after conducting literature searches
that incorporate appropriate search techniques.
At this point, the searcher must review the information in a time-efficient
manner and select the most relevant articles.

8. Many users will read the article abstract to obtain a quick overview and
determine whether the entire article should be read.
The abstract of an original research manuscript writing article (e.g., clinical
trial) published in the biomedical literature is considered a synopsis of the
essential principles of the study.
The background, purpose, basic methodology, key results, and a general
conclusion should be presented within the abstract. Furthermore, specific
data on essential aspects of the study and statistical significance should
be provided.

9. Another component of an informative abstract is the presentation of
unbiased information. Abstracts are frequently read since these are
provided by indexing/abstracting services and are placed at the beginning
of the articles.
The abundance of published materials competing with the finite amount of
time available to stay current with the literature may force many
practitioners to resort to reading only the article abstract.

10. Thus, the accuracy of an abstract of the original research paper is
imperative since biomedical literature readers may not evaluate the entire
article or have access to the full-text article (although decisions should not
be made based upon only the abstract). Most abstracts are restricted to a
word limit, usually < 500 words.

11. One study reported that 68% of original research abstracts evaluated in
one leading medical journal contained discrepancies (i.e., inconsistencies
and omissions) between the abstract and the full-text article.
The other study reported that 52 of 400 (13%) original research abstracts
evaluated in 8 psychology journals were deficient (i.e., contained an
inconsistency or omission between the abstract and full text).

12. The abstracts of original research articles published in 6 pharmacy specific
journals were evaluated. The following criteria were used to select the
journals for this project:
(1) The primary focus of pharmacy-related activities,
(2) Publish original research,
(3) Widely circulated, and
(4) Represent national pharmacy organizations and advocate clinical
pharmacy practice.
Methods

13. Each abstract also was evaluated for consistency with "Instructions for
Authors" specific for each journal and assessed for placement of the text
within the body of structured abstracts consistent with the order in the
scientific original research article.
After each abstract was evaluated, it was classified as deficient if any
omission, quantitative and qualitative inaccuracy, inconsistency in
following the "Instructions for Authors" for the respective journal, or
discrepancy between the placement of information in the full-text article a
structured abstract occurred.

14. The results of this study document that omissions and discrepancies are
present in abstracts for original research articles published in the selected
pharmacy journals.
Readers of the biomedical and pharmacy literature should be aware of
abstract inaccuracies while conducting literature searches and reading
research article abstracts.
In addition, educators need to emphasize the importance of reading the
full-text article in the learning process.
Summary

15. Furthermore, both authors and peer reviewers should scrutinize the
abstract to ensure that data in the abstract accurately represent the
article's content.
Also, revision of the "Instructions for Authors," including more specific
guidelines addressing these issues, may present a possible solution for
discrepancies found in abstracts.

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