Quality of Antidepressant Drugs Research Articles Published in Indian Medical Journals

In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of qualitative research articles published in medical journals, including in nephrology. This article provides and introduction and overview to qualitative research methods in nephrology and highlights the value that this research can bring to the nephrology community. Furthermore, this paper provides readers with a framework to read, interpret and assess the quality of qualitative research conducted.

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Reporting quality of multivariable logistic regression in selected Indian medical journals

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine ◽

10.4103/0022-3859.97174 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 123 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

R Kumar ◽

A Indrayan ◽

P Chhabra

Keyword(s):

Logistic Regression ◽

Reporting Quality ◽

Medical Journals ◽

Indian Medical ◽

Multivariable Logistic Regression

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Applied Status and Quality of Graphs in Five Academic Medical Journals in Shanghai (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.11455 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Zisheng Ai ◽

Yuhong Tang ◽

Jiaqi Zheng ◽

Sanyou Wu ◽

Ying Wu

Keyword(s):

Evaluation Criteria ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical Journals ◽

Graph Type ◽

Academic Medical ◽

Substantial Problem ◽

Error Bias ◽

Important Form

BACKGROUND Figures are an important form of expressing results commonly found in medical papers and make data easy to read and compare. The quality of graphs in original papers has improved in western medical journals. However, some figures fail to correctly express the results of a paper. Additionally, graph quality and application has not been assessed in medical journals outside western countries. OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and types of data graphs used in Chinese academic medical journals and evaluate the quality of graphs used in original medical papers. METHODS A total of 783 papers were surveyed from the medical journals of five colleges and universities in Shanghai from 2011 to 2015. A cross-sectional study was used to analyse the applied status and graph quality. The evaluation criteria of graphs mainly included graph type, visual clarity, completeness, and special standards. RESULTS Most authors prefer to use simple charts, and bar charts with 95% CI were the most widely used. More than 60% of charts have problems with visual clarity, completeness, and special standards. Of 841 incorrect graphs, 10 (0.58%) graphs had three combined problems of graph characteristics, and 292 (34.72%) graphs had any two combined problems of graph characteristics. For detailed errors, the absence of variance description was the most substantial problem, especially in 2014 and in some academic medical journals. CONCLUSIONS Graphs are less commonly applied in the five university journals. However, the quality of papers using graphs was not properly controlled. Editors and journal quality management should strengthen the quality control of charts in papers. Authors should also avoid error bias and distorting their conclusions.

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Assessing the Validity of Published Randomized Controlled Trials in Podiatric Medical Journals

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association ◽

10.7547/87507315-93-5-392 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 93 (5) ◽

pp. 392-398 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Michael A. Turlik ◽

Donald Kushner ◽

Dina Stock

Keyword(s):

Medical Journal ◽

Randomized Controlled Trials ◽

Controlled Trials ◽

Medical Journals ◽

Randomized Controlled

The purposes of this study were to develop an instrument to assess the validity of randomized controlled trials and to report on the differences in the validity of randomized controlled trials between two podiatric medical journals and a mainstream medical journal. The study demonstrated that after adequate training, there can be agreement among reviewers evaluating the quality of published randomized controlled trials using an established instrument and guidelines. The results of the study indicate that randomized controlled trials published in podiatric medical journals are less credible than those published in a mainstream medical journal. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 93(5): 392-398, 2003)

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Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Published in Indexed Portuguese Medical Journals: Time Trends and Critical Appraisal.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-354547/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Luísa Prada ◽

Ana Prada ◽

Miguel Antunes ◽

Ricardo Fernandes ◽

João Costa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Reviews ◽

Critical Appraisal ◽

Data Extraction ◽

Evidence Synthesis ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Medical Journals ◽

Electronic Search ◽

Potential Impact

Abstract Introduction:Over the last years, the number of systematic reviews published is steadily increasing due to the global interest in this type of evidence synthesis. However, little is known about the characteristics of this research published in Portuguese medical journals. This study aims to evaluate the publication trends and overall quality of these systematic reviews.Material and Methods:Systematic reviews were identified through an electronic search up to August 2020, targeting Portuguese Medical journals indexed in MEDLINE. Systematic reviews selection and data extraction were done independently by three authors. The overall quality critical appraisal using the A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews (AMSTAR II) was independently assessed by three authors. Disagreements were solved by consensus.Results:Seventy systematic reviews published in 5 Portuguese medical journals were included. Most (n=57; 81,4%) were systematic reviews without meta-analysis. Until 2010, the number of systematic reviews per year increased. Since then, the number of reviews published has not remained stable and no less than 3 SRs were published per year. According to the systematic reviews’ typology, most have been predominantly conducted to assess the effectiveness of health interventions (n=28; 40,0%). General and Internal Medicine (n=26; 37,1%) was the most addressed field. Most systematic reviews (n=45; 64,3%) were rated as being of “critically low-quality”.Conclusions:There were consistent flaws in the methodological quality report of the systematic reviews included, particularly in establishing a prior protocol and not assessing the potential impact of the risk of bias on the results.Through the years, the number of systematic reviews published increased, yet their quality is suboptimal. There is a need to improve the reporting of systematic reviews in Portuguese medical journals, which can be achieved by better adherence to quality checklists/tools.Systematic review registration: INPLASY202090105

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Addiction journals and the management of conflicts of interest

The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research ◽

10.7895/ijadr.v5i1.233 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 9-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kerstin Stenius

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Drug Research ◽

Conflicts Of Interest ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

Research Articles ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Research Findings ◽

New Research ◽

Political Decisions

Stenius, K. (2016). Addiction journals and the management of conflicts of interest. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 5(1), 9-10. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v5i1.233Scientific journals are crucial for a critical and open exchange of new research findings and as guardians of the quality of science. Today, as policy makers increasingly justify decision-making with references to scientific evidence, and research articles form the basis for evidence for specific measures, journals also have an indirect responsibility for how political decisions will be shaped.

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