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Target Trial Emulation and the TARGET Guideline to Advance Rural and Remote Health Research.

Tanvir Kapoor^1,2, Harrison J Hansford^3,4, Brooke A Spaeth^5,6

¹Jandowae Multipurpose Health Service, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, Jandowae, Queensland, Australia.

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Summary

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are difficult in rural areas. Observational studies using the target trial framework offer a rigorous alternative for improving rural health research and policy.

Keywords:

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Health Services Research

Background:

Rural and remote Australians face significant health inequities.
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for causal inference but are challenging in rural settings, leading to under-representation.
Existing research methods struggle to adequately address the complexities of rural health disparities.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the challenges of conducting RCTs in rural and remote settings.
To introduce the target trial framework as a rigorous alternative for observational studies in rural health research.
To promote the adoption of transparent reporting standards for rural health research.

Main Methods:

Discusses the limitations of traditional randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in rural contexts.
Explains the application of the target trial framework for observational analyses.
References the TARGET guideline for transparent reporting of observational studies.

Main Results:

Observational analyses using the target trial framework are a pragmatic and rigorous alternative when RCTs are not feasible.
The TARGET guideline provides essential standards for reporting these observational studies.
This approach can enhance the quality and applicability of research for rural and remote populations.

Conclusions:

The target trial framework and TARGET guideline offer valuable methodological tools for rural and remote health research.
Adoption of these methods can help address health inequities by improving research rigor and representation.
Advancing rural health research is crucial for informing equitable health policies and interventions.