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SynthesisMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2021

Meta-Analysis of Prevalence of Depression in Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Javier Santabárbara, Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria, Nahia Idoiaga, Beatriz Olaya, Juan Bueno-Novitol

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The Impact of Restructuring Dentistry Studies on Student Stress and Satisfaction Regarding the Curriculum and Educational Methods.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026
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  10. WhatsApp as a Tool in Blended Learning in Dental Education.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024
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  16. Mental Health and Quality of Life among Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  20. Probable Bruxism and Psychological Issues among Dental Students in Serbia during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Javier SantabárbaraDepartment of Microbiology, Pediatrics, Radiology and Public Health, University of Zaragoza, C/Domingo Miral s/n, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7297-6104
Naiara Ozamiz-EtxebarriaDepartment of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4594-1480
Nahia IdoiagaDepartment of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0345-8570
Beatriz OlayaCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Ministry of Science and Innovation, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
Juan Bueno-NovitolPsychiatry Service, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
University of the Basque Country · ESCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental · ESHospital Universitario Miguel Servet · ESUniversidad de Zaragoza · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

COVID-19PandemicsAnxietyDepressionHumansPrevalenceSARS-CoV-2Students, DentalcountriesCOVID-19dental studentsdepressiongendermeta-analysis

Identifiers

PMID34833496
PMCPMC8619286
OpenAlexW3214938724

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Registered trials

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