加强流行病学观察研究报告 (STROBE) 声明:关于报告观察研究的指导方针
Erik von Elm1, Douglas G Altman, Matthias Egger
1Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM),University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Lancet (London, England)
|December 8, 2007
概括
加强流行病学观察研究报告 (STROBE) 声明提供了一个检查清单,以提高观察研究报告的质量. 这确保了对队列,病例控制和横截面研究的准确和完整的报告.
科学领域:
- 生物医学研究生物医学研究
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 科学报告科学报告
背景情况:
- 观察性研究是生物医学研究的重要组成部分.
- 对观察性研究报告不足,妨碍了对其质量和适用性的评估.
- 缺乏标准化的报告影响了研究结果的概括性和可重复性.
研究的目的:
- 为报告观察性研究制定基于证据的建议.
- 创建一个检查清单,以提高研究报告的准确性和完整性.
- 解决报告流行病学研究质量提高的需要.
主要方法:
- 在2004年9月召开了一场与方法学家,研究人员和编辑的研讨会.
- 通过代修订和咨询,制定了22个项目的检查清单.
- 定义了涵盖队列,病例控制和横截面研究设计的建议.
主要成果:
- 开发了22项检查清单STROBE声明,这是一个22项检查清单.
- 18项适用于所有三个设计 (队列,案例控制,横截面).
- 每个三个研究设计都有四个具体项目.
结论:
- 该声明旨在提高观察性研究报告的质量.
- 有一份详细的解释文件可用于支持声明的实施.
- 该倡议旨在提高流行病学研究的可靠性和透明度.
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