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[Developing guidelines for reporting healthcare research: scientific rationale and procedures]
Douglas G Altman1, David Moher
1Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Wolfson College, Oxford, Reino Unido. doug.altman@cancer.org.uk
Medicina Clinica
|February 9, 2006
Summary
Improving healthcare research reporting is crucial for global disease prevention and treatment. Evidence-based guidelines ensure studies are detailed enough for readers to assess results, enhancing scientific transparency and reliability.
Area of Science:
- Medical research methodology
- Scientific communication
- Health sciences
Context:
- Widespread deficiencies in reporting research studies across all medical specialties.
- Concerns about reporting extend beyond randomized trials to diagnostic and epidemiological studies.
- Accurate reporting is vital for readers to evaluate study merits.
Purpose:
- To outline desirable attributes of research reporting guidelines.
- To emphasize the importance of evidence-based development for these guidelines.
- To describe recommended processes for creating robust reporting guidelines.
Summary:
- The scientific rationale for research reporting guidelines stems from the need for detailed study descriptions.
- Guidelines should be evidence-based, incorporating best practices.
- Processes for developing guidelines, such as CONSORT, QUOROM, STARD, and STROBE, have evolved over time.
Impact:
- Enhances the transparency and reproducibility of healthcare research.
- Improves the ability of clinicians and researchers to critically appraise study findings.
- Facilitates better decision-making in treatment and disease prevention globally.