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Tobacco document research reporting.

S M Carter1

  • 1The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. carters@health.usyd.edu.au

Tobacco Control
|December 2, 2005
PubMed
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This study analyzed how tobacco industry documents are used in health research. Reporting practices evolved, with researchers moving from simply presenting information to actively constructing arguments using these documents.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Medical Research
  • Scientific Communication

Background:

  • Tobacco industry documents are a valuable resource in health research.
  • Understanding their use in peer-reviewed literature is crucial for accurate interpretation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the methodologies and reporting of tobacco industry document use in health literature.
  • To identify trends and patterns in how these documents are integrated into research.

Main Methods:

  • Interpretive analysis of 173 Medline-indexed papers (1995-2004) citing tobacco industry documents.
  • Coding of publication year, journal, author, and reporting methods using N*Vivo.

Main Results:

  • Two paper types identified: primary data source (A-papers) and cited for support (B-papers).

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  • A-papers showed varied reporting on purpose, sources, search, analysis, and limitations.
  • Analysis methods in A-papers drew from interpretive, positivist, and historical research traditions.

    • Conclusions:

    • A mainstream reporting style for tobacco documents is proposed, evolving over time.
    • Researchers' roles shifted from 'conduit' to 'constructor' of meaning.
    • Tobacco document research can benefit from established research traditions; a model for evaluation is presented.