scholarly journals Impact of STARD on reporting quality of diagnostic accuracy studies in a top Indian Medical Journal: A retrospective survey

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajashree Yellur ◽  
Shabbeer Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Diagnostic Studies ◽  
Indian Medical ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Underlying Trend

Improper reporting of diagnostic studies leads to an incorrect assessment of their clinical performance. STARD (Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies) checklist was launched in 2003 with the intention of improving reporting quality in diagnostic accuracy studies. The main aim of this study was to check the extent to which published diagnostic accuracy studies follow the 28-item STARD checklist. We conducted a literature survey of diagnostic studies published in Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR) between the years 1995-2013 for the evaluating their reporting quality by checking their adherence to STARD. Relevant studies (N=76) were retrieved from IJMR website and data extraction was performed by two authors simultaneously. A simple pre-post analysis found that there was no overall change in the reporting quality before and after STARD was released. Though some STARD items like description of participant sampling (χ2 = 5.712, p = 0.0169), clinical applicability of study findings (χ2 = 9.704, p = 0.0018) had a significant increase in post-STARD period. To take into account any underlying trend we conducted an interrupted time-series was done. We found a significant increase in the reporting quality after publication of STARD (β3 = 0.215 ± 0.068, p = 0.034). The overall reporting quality of diagnostic accuracy studies have improved since the introduction of STARD, however, error/defects in many sections remain as before.

scholarly journals Impact of STARD on reporting quality of diagnostic accuracy studies in a top Indian Medical Journal: A retrospective survey

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajashree Yellur ◽  
Shabbeer Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Diagnostic Studies ◽  
Indian Medical ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Underlying Trend

Improper reporting of diagnostic studies leads to an incorrect assessment of their clinical performance. STARD (Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies) checklist was launched in 2003 with the intention of improving reporting quality in diagnostic accuracy studies. The main aim of this study was to check the extent to which published diagnostic accuracy studies follow the 28-item STARD checklist. We conducted a literature survey of diagnostic studies published in Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR) between the years 1995-2013 for the evaluating their reporting quality by checking their adherence to STARD. Relevant studies (N=76) were retrieved from IJMR website and data extraction was performed by two authors simultaneously. A simple pre-post analysis found that there was no overall change in the reporting quality before and after STARD was released. Though some STARD items like description of participant sampling (χ2 = 5.712, p = 0.0169), clinical applicability of study findings (χ2 = 9.704, p = 0.0018) had a significant increase in post-STARD period. To take into account any underlying trend we conducted an interrupted time-series was done. We found a significant increase in the reporting quality after publication of STARD (β3 = 0.215 ± 0.068, p = 0.034). The overall reporting quality of diagnostic accuracy studies have improved since the introduction of STARD, however, error/defects in many sections remain as before.

scholarly journals Quality of Systematic Reviews of the Foods with Function Claims in Japan: Comparative Before- and After-Evaluation of Verification Reports by the Consumer Affairs Agency

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamioka ◽  
Tsutani ◽  
Origasa ◽  
Yoshizaki ◽  
Kitayuguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Health Claims ◽  
Scientific Quality ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Product Effectiveness

Background: In Japan, a new type of foods with health claims, called Foods with Function Claims (FFC), was introduced in April 2015 in order to make more products available that are clearly labeled with certain health functions. Regarding substantiating product effectiveness, scientific evidence for the proposed function claims must be explained by systematic reviews (SRs), but the quality of SRs was not clear. The objectives of this review were to assess the quality of SRs based on the FFC registered on the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) website in Japan, and to determine whether the CAA’s verification report in 2016 was associated with improvement in the quality of SRs. Methods: We evaluated the reporting quality of each SR by the AMSTAR checklist on methodological quality. We searched the database from 1 April to 31 October 2015 as the before-SR and from 1 July 2017 to 31 January 2018 as the after-SR. Results: Among the 104 SRs reviewed, 96 final products were included: 51 (53.1%) were supplements, 42 (43.8%) were processed foods without supplements, and 3 (3.1%) were fresh foods. Of the 104 SRs, 92 (88.5%) were qualitative reviews (i.e., without meta-analysis) and 12 (11.5%) performed a meta-analysis. The average quality score of before-SRs and after-SRs was 6.2 ± 1.8 and 5.0 ± 1.9, respectively, a statistically significant decrease (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Overall, the methodology and reporting quality of after-SRs based on the FFC were poorer than those of before-SRs. In particular, there were very poor descriptions and/or implementations of study selection and data extraction, search strategy, evaluation methods for risk of bias, assessment of publication bias, and formulating conclusions based on methodological rigor and scientific quality of the included studies.

scholarly journals Reporting quality of diagnostic accuracy studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis of investigations on adherence to STARD

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniël A Korevaar ◽  
W Annefloor van Enst ◽  
René Spijker ◽  
Patrick M M Bossuyt ◽  
Lotty Hooft
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Reporting Quality

scholarly journals Quality of reporting in chiropractic mixed methods research: a methodological review protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter C. Emary ◽  
Kent J. Stuber ◽  
Lawrence Mbuagbaw ◽  
Mark Oremus ◽  
Paul S. Nolet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Health Care Research ◽  
Quality Of Reporting ◽  
Methodological Review ◽  
Chiropractic Research

Abstract Background Mixed methods designs are increasingly used in health care research to enrich findings. However, little is known about the frequency of use of this methodology in chiropractic research, or the quality of reporting among chiropractic studies using mixed methods. Objective To quantify the use and quality of mixed methods in chiropractic research, and explore the association of study characteristics (e.g., authorship, expertise, journal impact factor, country and year of publication) with reporting quality. Methods We will conduct a systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Index to Chiropractic Literature to identify all chiropractic mixed methods studies published from inception of each database to December 31, 2020. Articles reporting the use of both qualitative and quantitative methods, or mixed qualitative methods, will be included. Pairs of reviewers will perform article screening, data extraction, risk of bias with the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT), and appraisal of reporting quality using the Good Reporting of A Mixed Methods Study (GRAMMS) guideline. We will explore the correlation between GRAMMS and MMAT scores, and construct generalized estimating equations to explore factors associated with reporting quality. Discussion This will be the first methodological review to examine the reporting quality of published mixed methods studies involving chiropractic research. The results of our review will inform opportunities to improve reporting in chiropractic mixed methods studies. Our results will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed publication and presented publicly at conferences and as part of a doctoral thesis.

scholarly journals A systematic evaluation on reporting quality of modern studies on pulmonary heart valve implantation in large animals

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-445
Author(s):  
Marcelle Uiterwijk ◽  
Annemijn Vis ◽  
Iris de Brouwer ◽  
Debora van Urk ◽  
Jolanda Kluin
Keyword(s):  
Heart Valve ◽  
Heart Valves ◽  
Animal Experiments ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Large Animal Model ◽  
Large Animal ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Large Animals

Abstract OBJECTIVES Before new heart valves can be implanted safely in humans, animal experiments have to be performed. These animal experiments have to be clearly designed, analysed and reported to assess the accuracy and importance of the findings. We aimed to provide an overview of the reporting and methodological quality of preclinical heart valve research. METHODS We conducted a systematic literature search on biological and mechanical pulmonary valve implantations in large animals. We used the Animals in Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments (ARRIVE) guidelines to score the quality of reporting in each article. We compared the scores before and after the introduction of the ARRIVE guidelines (2010). RESULTS We screened 348 articles, of which 31 articles were included. The included articles reported a mean of 54.7% adequately scored ARRIVE items (95% confidence interval 52.2–57.3%). We did not identify a difference in reporting quality (54.7% vs 54.8%) between articles published before and after 2010. We found an unclear (lack of description) risk of selection bias, performance bias and detection bias. CONCLUSIONS The reporting quality of studies that implanted bioprosthetic or mechanical valves in the pulmonary position in the large animal model is not on the desired level. The introduction of the ARRIVE guidelines in 2010 did not improve the reporting quality in this field of research. Hereby, we want to emphasize the importance of clearly describing the methods and transparently reporting the results in animal experiments. This is of great importance for the safe translation of new heart valves to the clinic. Clinical trial registration number PROSPERO (CRD42019147895).

scholarly journals Reporting Quality of Journal Abstracts for Surgical Randomized Controlled Trials Before and After the Implementation of the CONSORT Extension for Abstracts

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 2371-2378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Speich ◽  
Kimberly A. Mc Cord ◽  
Arnav Agarwal ◽  
Viktoria Gloy ◽  
Dmitry Gryaznov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Before And After

A Systematic Review of Interventions to Increase Awareness, Knowledge, and Folic Acid Consumption before and during Pregnancy

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina Mihaela Chivu ◽  
Theodore H. Tulchinsky ◽  
Karla Soares-Weiser ◽  
Rony Braunstein ◽  
Mayer Brezis
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Folic Acid ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Case Control Studies ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Time Series Studies

Objective. We conducted a systematic review of studies designed to increase awareness of, knowledge about, and consumption of folic acid before and during pregnancy. Data sources. Studies were identified from Cochrane Library, Medline, and the references of primary studies and reviews. Study inclusion and exclusion criteria. Studies included randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental interrupted time series studies, follow-up studies, case-control studies, and before-and-after studies, all of which were conducted between 1992 and 2005 on women ages 15 to 49 years and/or health professionals, evaluating awareness and/or knowledge and/or consumption of folic acid both before and after intervention. Studies were excluded if data were not presented both before and after intervention or were other outcomes than those mentioned here. Data extraction. Data were extracted in relation to characteristics of studies, participants, interventions, and outcomes. Data synthesis. Because of heterogeneity, we performed a narrative synthesis describing the direction and the size of effects. Results. On average, women's awareness increased from 60% to 72%, knowledge from 21% to 45%, and consumption from 14% to 23%. Conclusions. Interventions had a positive effect on folic acid intakes before and during pregnancy, although the average usage reached less than 25%. So what? Further research is needed to design more effective interventions to increase periconceptional use of folic acid.

scholarly journals THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCRUAL BASED ACCOUNTING, THE EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY AT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Rindu Rika Gamayuni
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Financial Reporting Quality ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Accounting Standard ◽  
Government Accounting ◽  
Before And After

Abstract: In Indonesia local government, accrual based Government Accounting Standard (GAS) was started to be mandatorily applied in 2015, so this research aims to investigate to what extent the role of accrual GAS implementation toward quality of financial reporting and financial performance especially at local governments. Population of this study is Local Governments of districts/cities in Indonesia for Fiscal Year 2014 and Fiscal Year 2015, as many as 542 local governments (before and after the implementation of accrual base).  Sampling method uses probability sampling which is cluster sampling. In this case, the population is divided based on 34 province clusters, so the number of sample obtained is 242 local governments of districts/cities in Indonesia.  The hypothesis testing uses paired t test. The object of research is the financial reporting quality and financial performance. The results of this study provide empirical evidence that there is an increase in the quality of financial reporting after the application of accrual-based accounting at local governments in Indonesia, but have not proven the existence of the increased financial performance. There is no differences in financial performance before and after accrual based accounting implementation at local governments in Indonesia. This hyphothesis  was not supported due to the application of accrual basis accounting is still in the early stages of implementation (1 year) that still have constraints in limited human resources competencies, necessary adaptations or adjustments in the process of change. Local governments in Indonesia must apply accrual based accounting because it is proven that it increases financial report quality.  However, the system implementation in the beginning period found many obstacles so it needs continuous adjustment and learning in order to reach desirable goal. There is still a debate on how important is the implementation or adoption of accrual IPSAS in many countries, including Indonesia.  In Indonesia, the implementation of accrual based Government Accounting Standard (SAP/GAS) is new mandatory since 2015. The result of this research will give contribution to the theory, that there is significant influence of implementation accrual based GAS to financial reporting quality, but no significant increase in financial performance (efficiency and effectiveness) at local government.  Therefore, this result study will be used to determine related policies about the implementation of accrual based GAS. Keywords: Accrual Based Accounting, Financial Reporting Quality, Financial Performance, Government

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