Guidelines for reporting health research : a user's manual /

Guidelines for Reporting Health Research is a practical guide to choosing and correctly applying the appropriate guidelines when reporting health research to ensure clear, transparent, and useful reports. This new title begins with an introduction to reporting guidelines and an overview of the impor...

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Other Authors:	Moher, David, 1957- (Editor), Altman, Douglas G. (Editor), Schulz, Kenneth F. (Editor), Simera, Iveta (Editor), Wager, Elizabeth (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, West Sussex : BMJ Books, Wiley Blackwell ; 2014.
Subjects:	Medicine > Research > Authorship. Medicine > Research > Evaluation. Report writing. Peer Review, Research > standards Biomedical Research > methods Research Report > standards Biomedical Research > methods > Electronic Books. Research Report > standards > Electronic Books. Peer Review, Research > standards > Electronic Books. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
List of Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Part I General Issues
Chapter 1 Importance of Transparent Reporting of Health Research
Introduction
What do we mean by inadequate reporting of research?
Consequences of nonpublication and inadequate reporting
Principles of reporting research
What can be done to improve the quality of reporting of research?
References
Chapter 2 How to Develop a Reporting Guideline
Deficiencies in reporting health research studies
The role of reporting guidelines in promoting clear and transparent reporting
How to develop a guideline for reporting health research articles
Closing comments
References
Chapter 3 Characteristics of Available Reporting Guidelines
Methods
Results
Descriptive information
Background of reporting guidelines
Consensus process
Guideline development process
Postconsensus activities
How reporting guidelines were developed
Comment
References
Chapter 4 Using Reporting Guidelines Effectively to Ensure Good Reporting of Health Research
Reporting guidelines
Who benefits from the use of reporting guidelines?
Using reporting guidelines
Whose responsibility is good reporting of research?
References
Chapter 5 Ambiguities and Confusions Between Reporting and Conduct
Examples of item-specific scenarios
Allocation concealment from the CONSORT 2010 statement
Sequence generation from the CONSORT 2010 statement
Discussion
References
Chapter 6 The EQUATOR Network: Helping to Achieve High Standards in the Reporting of Health Research Studies
EQUATOR Network
EQUATOR resources
EQUATOR future
Funding
References
Part II Specific Reporting Guidelines
Chapter 7 SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials).
Name of guideline
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Current version
Extensions or implementations
Related activities
How best to use the guideline
Development process
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations (including scope)
Creators' preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 8 CONSORT for Abstracts
Name of guideline
History
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Development process
Current version compared with the previous versions
Extensions and/or implementations
How best to use the guideline
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations (including scope)
Mistakes and/or misconceptions
Creators' preferred bits
State how participants were allocated to interventions
For the primary outcome, a result for each group and the estimated effect size and its precision should be stated
Include the registration number and name of trial register
Future plans
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 9 CONSORT
Name of guideline
When to use CONSORT
Current version compared with previous versions
Extensions and implementations of CONSORT
How best to use the guideline
Development process
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations
Creators' preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 10 CONSORT Extension for Better Reporting of Harms
Name of guideline
History/development
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Previous version
Current version
Extensions and/or implementations
Related activities
How best to use the guideline
Development process
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline.
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations (including scope)
Creators' preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 11 CONSORT for Nonpharmacologic Treatments
Name of guideline
When to use the extension of the CONSORT Statement for nonpharmacologic treatments
Development process
Extension compared with the CONSORT checklist
How best to use the extension guidelines
Evidence of effectiveness of the extension guidelines
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations
Creators' preferred items
Future plans
References
Chapter 12 CONSORT for Pragmatic Trials
Practihc (Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trials in Health Care)
History/development
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Previous version
Current version
Extensions and/or implementations
Related activities
How best to use the guideline
Development process
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations (including scope)
Creators' preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 13 CONSORT for Cluster Randomized Trials
Name of guideline
History/development
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Current version/previous versions
Extensions and/or implementations
Related activities
How best to use the guideline
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations (including scope)
Mistakes and misconceptions
Creators' preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 14 CONSORT for Noninferiority and Equivalence Trials
Name of guideline
History/development
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Current version/previous versions
Extensions and/or implementations
Related activities.
How best to use the guideline
Development process
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations (including scope)
Mistakes and misconceptions
Creators' preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 15 STRICTA (STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture)
Name of guideline: STRICTA
When to use STRICTA?
Development process
Current version
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement
Misconceptions
Creator's preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 16 TREND (Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Designs)
Name of guideline
History/development
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Current versions
Previous versions
Extensions to be aware of
Related activities
How best to use the guideline
Development process
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations (including scope) Mistakes and/or misconceptions
Creators' preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 17 STROBE (STrengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology)
STROBE Statement
History/development
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Current versions
Previous versions
Extensions to be aware of
Translations
Related activities
How best to use the guideline
Development process
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations (including scope)
Creators' preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 18 STREGA (Strengthening the Reporting of Genetic Associations)
Strengthening the Reporting of Genetic Associations
When to use STREGA
Current version
Extensions
Related activities.
How best to use the guideline Authors
Development process
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations
Creators' preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 19 STARD (STAndards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies)
History/development
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Current versions
Previous versions
Extensions be aware of
Related activities
How best to use the guideline
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations (including scope) Mistakes and/or misconceptions
Creators' preferred bits
Future plans
References
Chapter 20 SURGE (The SUrvey Reporting GuidelinE)
Name of proposed guideline
History/overview
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it will cover)
Development process
Future plans/next steps
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline
References
Chapter 21 COREQ (Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies)
Name of guideline
History/development
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Current version
Extensions and/or implementations
Related activities
How best to use the guideline
Development process
Evidence of the effectiveness of guideline
Endorsement and adherence
Cautions and limitations (including scope)
Key features
Future plans
References
Chapter 22 SQUIRE (Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence)
Name of guideline
History/development
When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers)
Previous versions
Current version
Extensions and/or implementations
Related activities
How best to use the guideline
Development process
Evidence of effectiveness of guideline.