Guidelines for Reporting Health Research: The EQUATOR Network's Survey of Guideline Authors
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Seventeen groups (57%) sought comments on the draft guideline from a broader circle of experts outside the working group.
“Seventeen groups (57%) also sought comments on the draft guideline from a distinct, broader circle of experts outside the working group.”
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The survey identified 37 reporting guidelines that met the inclusion criteria and were eligible.
“In total, 37 reporting guidelines met our criteria and were eligible for the survey (File S2).”
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An international multidisciplinary group developed most of the surveyed guidelines (22 of 30; 73%).
“Most of the surveyed guidelines were developed by an international multidisciplinary group (22 of 30; 73%); only two guidelines were developed by one person.”
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Just half of the guideline developers had plans for disseminating and implementing their guidelines.
“- This survey of developers of 37 generic reporting guidelines showed that: development methods were broadly similar but varied in important details; development usually took a long time; only half of the guideline developers had strategies for dissemination and implementation of their guidelines; and securing sufficient funding to develop, evaluate, and disseminate guidelines was a major problem.”
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Development of the surveyed reporting guidelines usually took a long time.
“- This survey of developers of 37 generic reporting guidelines showed that: development methods were broadly similar but varied in important details; development usually took a long time; only half of the guideline developers had strategies for dissemination and implementation of their guidelines; and securing sufficient funding to develop, evaluate, and disseminate guidelines was a major problem.”
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“On average, the guidelines took 20 months to complete (range: 3–62 months) and another 11 months, on average, to publish (range: 0–30 months).”
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Editors were often invited to participate in guideline development (25 groups, 83%).
“Active collaboration with journals was recognised in particular—editors were often invited to participate in the development of the guidelines (25 groups, 83%).”
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Five cases included an evaluation of guideline impact on reporting quality.
“The impact of guidelines on the quality of reporting was evaluated in five cases.”
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The most common ways to disseminate guidelines were peer-reviewed journal publication and conference presentations.
“Publication in a peer-reviewed journal and presentation at conferences were the most frequently used means for guideline dissemination.”
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The most frequent motivation for developing a guideline was poor reporting quality (87%).
“Poor quality of reporting was the most common motivating factor for the guideline development (87%), followed by the influence of other reporting guidelines being developed (30%).”
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A major problem was obtaining enough funding for developing, evaluating, and disseminating reporting guidelines.
“- This survey of developers of 37 generic reporting guidelines showed that: development methods were broadly similar but varied in important details; development usually took a long time; only half of the guideline developers had strategies for dissemination and implementation of their guidelines; and securing sufficient funding to develop, evaluate, and disseminate guidelines was a major problem.”
- Also stated in: § Problems experienced during the guideline development process. · plain
“Lack of sufficient funding and time constraints were identified as the most pressing issues.”
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Guideline development involved a median of 22 people (range 1-118).
“The median number of people participating in the guideline development was 22 (range: 1–118).”
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Insufficient funding and time pressure were the most pressing issues reported.
“Lack of sufficient funding and time constraints were identified as the most pressing issues.”
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Formal evaluation of journal uptake occurred for five guidelines (17%).
“Guideline uptake by medical journals was formally evaluated for five guidelines (17%), either by a survey of “Instructions to Authors” and/or by a count of journals that had adopted the guideline.”
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Evaluations of guideline uptake by journals and/or impact on quality of reporting had been attempted for only eight (27%) guidelines.
“In our survey, evaluations of the uptake of the guideline by journals and/or evaluation of the guideline's impact on the quality of reporting had been attempted for only eight (27%) guidelines.”
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Seven groups named the effects of insufficient funding as a main obstacle.
“Seven groups highlighted the consequences of inadequate funding as one of the main obstacles in guideline development.”
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A third of the guidelines had no dedicated funding.
“One third of the guidelines were developed without any dedicated funding (Table 1).”
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Medical journals played an active role in dissemination and implementation of one third of the surveyed guidelines by publishing commentaries or providing links/citations in Instructions to Authors.
“Medical journals played an active role in the dissemination and implementation of one third of the surveyed guidelines by publishing commentaries endorsing the guidelines or providing Web links or citations to the reporting guidelines in their “Instructions to Authors”.”
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The survey of developers of 37 generic reporting guidelines found that development methods were broadly similar yet differed in important details.
“- This survey of developers of 37 generic reporting guidelines showed that: development methods were broadly similar but varied in important details; development usually took a long time; only half of the guideline developers had strategies for dissemination and implementation of their guidelines; and securing sufficient funding to develop, evaluate, and disseminate guidelines was a major problem.”
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Ninety percent of groups held at least one face-to-face meeting during guideline development.
“Most groups (90%) organised one or more face-to-face meetings at various stages of the guideline development: either at the very beginning of the process to generate ideas, or later to discuss pre-prepared evidence summaries or draft guidelines.”
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Most recommendations were produced by informal consensus (77%).
“Reporting recommendations were mostly developed through informal consensus (77%).”
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The survey revealed widespread underfunding of guideline development.
“Our survey found evidence of a widespread lack of funding for developing guidelines.”
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Just four groups obtained funding for research tasks like evidence searching, synthesis, and writing.
“Only four groups had secured funding for research-related activities such as searching for evidence, data synthesis, and writing.”
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Only the CONSORT developers had so far published a revision.
“As yet, only one guideline team (the developers of CONSORT) have published a revision, although 25 (83%) others recognised the need to do so in due course.”
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Twenty-five respondents (83%) felt that their guidelines would need to be updated in the future.
“Twenty-five respondents (83%) felt that their guidelines will need to be updated in the future.”
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Roughly half of the groups saw a need for implementation strategies to boost uptake.
“About half of the guideline groups recognised the need to develop implementation strategies to increase the uptake of the guideline by authors and journals (Table 1).”
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Every group except one tried to gather relevant evidence for their recommendations.
“All the groups but one made an effort to collect relevant evidence to support the recommendations; some used extensive comprehensive literature searches, while others retrieved the relevant literature in a less formal way (e.g., personal article collections of group members, asking experts in the field).”
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Reporting guidelines such as CONSORT can produce important gains in the quality and reliability of published research.
“Reporting guidelines, such as the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement for reporting the findings of randomised controlled trials [13], can lead to important improvements in the quality and reliability of published research.”
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In a survey by Altman, only 36 (22%) of 167 journals referred to CONSORT in their guidance to authors.
“Even though the CONSORT Statement is widely accepted, only 36 (22%) of 167 journals surveyed by Altman [37] referred to CONSORT in their guidance to authors, and many used ambiguous language in describing what was expected from authors or referred to an old version of the Statement.”
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Much of the published medical research literature is reported poorly.
“There is a wealth of evidence that much of published medical research is reported poorly [1–12].”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 10 sources checked- cites [1] Chan, 2005, Lancet
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- cites [2] Gibson, 2005, BMC Med Res Methodol
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- cites [3] Hayden, 2006, Ann Intern Med
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- cites [4] Latronico, 2002, Intensive Care Med
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- cites [5] Lee, 2000, J Clin Epidemiol
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- cites [6] Long, 2004, J Manipulative Physiol Ther
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- cites [7] Mallett, 2006, BMJ
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- cites [8] Mills, 2004, Br J Clin Pharmacol
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- cites [9] Pocock, 2004, BMJ
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- cites [10] Riley, 2003, Br J Cancer
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Information gathered from the survey shows a need to harmonise methods used in developing reporting guidelines.
“Information gathered from the survey shows a need to harmonise methods used in the development of reporting guidelines.”
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Findingown dataThirty of 37 guideline developers responded to the survey, a response rate of 81%.
“We received responses from 30 of 37 guideline developers (81% response rate).”
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Findingown dataOn average, the guidelines took 20 months to complete (range 3-62 months) and another 11 months to publish (range 0-30 months).
“On average, the guidelines took 20 months to complete (range: 3–62 months) and another 11 months, on average, to publish (range: 0–30 months).”
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Findingown dataReporting recommendations were summarised in text (90%) and/or checklists (80%).
“Reporting recommendations were summarised in the form of text (90%) and/or checklists (80%; with three guidelines being a checklist only).”
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Findingnone givenNot all guidelines went through all stages of the development process or proceeded in the same order.
“Not all guidelines, however, went through all the stages or proceeded in that order.”
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InterpretationreasoningImproved reporting probably affects the quality and impact of later research.
“In turn, better reporting is likely to influence the quality and impact of future research.”
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InterpretationreasoningPoor reporting cannot be seen as an isolated problem that can be solved by targeting only one party involved in disseminating research findings.
“Poor reporting cannot be seen as an isolated problem that can be solved by targeting only one of the parties involved in disseminating research findings, be it authors, editors, or peer reviewers.”
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PremisecitationReporting guidelines could enhance reporting quality and, in turn, research quality.
“Reporting guidelines have the potential to improve the quality of reporting and consequently the quality of research [18,19].”
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- cites [19] Smidt, 2006, Neurology
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InterpretationreasoningA well-coordinated effort with collaboration between research and publishing communities, supported by research funders, will likely have a better chance of improving reporting of health research.
“A well-coordinated effort, with collaboration between the research and publishing communities, strongly supported by research funders, will likely have a better chance of leading to improved reporting of health research.”
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Interpretationnone givenThe authors estimate that the costs of developing a single appropriately developed consensus reporting guideline might be around UK£50,000.
“Although our survey did not enquire about the exact costs of developing reporting guidelines, we estimate that the costs might be in the region of UK£50,000 for a single appropriately developed consensus reporting guideline.”
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Study design and conductown dataMost respondents answered all questions.
“Most respondents answered all questions.”
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No coordination or focused collaboration currently exists in the development of reporting guidelines.
“At present, no coordination or focused collaboration in the development of reporting guidelines exists as there is in, for example, the clinical practice guidelines field.”
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Guideline dissemination and implementation depend mainly on passive publication, sometimes with editorials.
“Dissemination and implementation of reporting guidelines relies mostly on passive publication of the guidelines, occasionally accompanied by editorials.”
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Reporting guidelines are not widely used routinely, and their potential remains unrealised.
“Reporting guidelines are not routinely used on a large scale, and their potential is not being fully realised.”
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A high-quality report is essential to high-quality research.
“Yet a good report is an essential component of good research.”
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Inadequate reporting of medical research carries a risk that inadequate and misleading study results will be used by patients and health care providers.
“Inadequate reporting of medical research carries with it an additional risk of inadequate and misleading study results being used by patients and health care providers.”
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Through inadequate reporting, patients may be harmed and scarce health care resources may be expended on ineffective treatments.
“Patients may be harmed and scarce health care resources may be expended on ineffective health care treatments through such inadequate reporting.”
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Most (83%) guideline developers recognize the need to update reporting guidelines.
“although most (83%) guideline developers recognize the need to do so [24].”
From Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines (2010) · cites this paper as [24]
The majority of reporting guidelines have been limited to developing a checklist.
“The majority of reporting guidelines have been limited to developing a checklist [24];”
From Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines (2010) · cites this paper as [24]
Few reporting guidelines appear to have been evaluated to date.
“Unfortunately, few guidelines appear to have been evaluated to date [24].”
From Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines (2010) · cites this paper as [24]
As yet few reporting guidelines have been updated.
“As yet few reporting guidelines have been updated,”
From Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines (2010) · cites this paper as [24]
Most reporting guidelines have been developed by an international multidisciplinary group involving a median of 22 people.
“Most reporting guidelines have been developed by an international multidisciplinary group involving 22 (median) people [24], although not all may participate in meetings.”
From Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines (2010) · cites this paper as [24]
Of 30 respondents to the authors' survey, 47% had received funds from a non-profit agency, 17% from the pharmaceutical industry, and 6% from government.
“Of the 30 respondents to our survey [24], 47% had received funds from a non-profit agency, 17% from the pharmaceutical industry, and 6% from government.”
From Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines (2010) · cites this paper as [24]
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Liberati, A., Altman, D. G., Tetzlaff, J., Mulrow, C., Gøtzsche, P. C., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Clarke, M., Devereaux, P. J., Kleijnen, J., & Moher, D. (2009) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000100 · Cited by 28,164 · see citing works
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Self-citationGuidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines
Moher, D., Schulz, K. F., Simera, I., & Altman, D. G. (2010) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000217 · Cited by 1,437 · see citing works
“The majority of reporting guidelines have been limited to developing a checklist [24]; a few groups have also developed a flow diagram, the most well known of which is the CONSORT diagram.”
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Dissemination and publication of research findings: an updated review of related biases
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A catalogue of reporting guidelines for health research
Simera, I., Moher, D., Hoey, J., Schulz, K. F., & Altman, D. G. (2010) · European Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2362.2009.02234.x · Cited by 1,047 · see citing works
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“The final sample of experts that provided input, however, was adequate and still higher than most reporting guidelines that used face-to-face meetings or workshops [31].”
ResultKocak, B., Baessler, B., Bakas, S., Cuocolo, R., Fedorov, A., Maier-Hein, L., Mercaldo, N., Müller, H., Orlhac, F., Pinto dos Santos, D., et al. (2023) · Insights into Imaging · doi:10.1186/s13244-023-01415-8 · Cited by 471 · see citing works
“Unclear and incomplete reporting of study methodology and findings limit its critical appraisal, along with effective dissemination [15].”
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“The final sample of experts that provided input, however, was adequate and still higher than most reporting guidelines that used faceto-face meetings or workshops (Simera et al. 2008).”
ResultEvolution of Translational Omics: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward
Micheel, C., Nass, S. J., & Omenn, G. S. (2013) · Cited by 365 · see citing works
Regulation of mTORC1 and mTORC2 Complex Assembly by Phosphatidic Acid: Competition with Rapamycin
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“Generally considered to be one of the central features in developing reporting guidelines [21, 22], the Delphi method has been widely used in this way [7, 9–20].”
MethodDavies, S. J., Vistisen, S. T., Jian, Z., Hatib, F., & Scheeren, T. W. L. (2020) · Anesthesia & Analgesia · doi:10.1213/ane.0000000000004121 · Cited by 219 · see citing works
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Reporting standards for studies of diagnostic test accuracy in dementia
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A systematic scoping review of adherence to reporting guidelines in health care literature
Thabane, L., Samaan, Mbuagbaw, L. C. E., Kosa, S. D., Debono, V. B., Dillenburg, Zhang, Fruci, V., Dennis, B. B., & Bawor, M. (2013) · Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare · doi:10.2147/jmdh.s43952 · Cited by 194 · see citing works
“Furthermore, poorly reported research can cause harm to patients and lead to the use of scarce resources on ineffective treatments.(13) To address the concern over the quality of reported studies and ensure transparency in reporting clinical studies, the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT)(14) stateme…”
Altman, D. G., & Simera, I. (2016) · Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · doi:10.1177/0141076815625599 · Cited by 174 · see citing works
“Prior to that first EQUATOR meeting we had identified published reporting guidelines and had surveyed their authors to document how the guidelines had been developed and what problems had been encountered during their development.(74) The survey results and meeting discussions helped us to prioritise the activities ne…”
BackgroundMethodSelf-citationMoher, D., Simera, I., Schulz, K. F., Hoey, J., & Altman, D. G. (2008) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/1741-7015-6-13 · Cited by 153 · see citing works
Self-citationDescribing reporting guidelines for health research: a systematic review
Moher, D., Weeks, L., Ocampo, M., Seely, D., Sampson, M., Altman, D. G., Schulz, K. F., Miller, D., Simera, I., Grimshaw, J., et al. (2011) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.09.013 · Cited by 151 · see citing works
“Similar results have been reported elsewhere [97].”
BackgroundInfluentialSelf-citationMissing outcomes in randomized trials: addressing the dilemma.
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Self-citationMayo-Wilson, E., Fusco, N., Li, T., Hong, H., Canner, J. K., & Dickersin, K. (2017) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.05.007 · Cited by 131 · see citing works
“Trialists should register their studies [48-50] and consult the EQUATOR Network [51] for relevant reporting guidelines for protocols [25] and research reports [23].”
MethodThe development of competency frameworks in healthcare professions: a scoping review
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“To understand and evaluate the evidence presented in these citations, a harmonized method of reporting the research findings is needed to ensure clarity, consistency, and the uptake and dissemination of knowledge.(2) Tremendous efforts have been made to provide guidelines for different types of research designs to ass…”
Transparent Reporting of Data Quality in Distributed Data Networks
Kahn, M. G., Brown, J. S., Chun, A. T., Davidson, B. N., Meeker, D., Ryan, P. B., Schilling, L. M., Weiskopf, N. G., Williams, A. E., & Zozus, M. N. (2015) · eGEMs (Generating Evidence & Methods to improve patient outcomes) · doi:10.13063/2327-9214.1052 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
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“org/), which was funded initially by the National Knowledge Service of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service [4].”
BackgroundGallo, V., Egger, M., McCormack, V., Farmer, P. B., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Kirsch‐Volders, M., Matullo, G., Phillips, D. H., Schoket, B., Strömberg, U., et al. (2011) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001117 · Cited by 131 · see citing works
Heus, P., Damen, J. A., Pajouheshnia, R., Scholten, R. J. P. M., Reitsma, J. B., Collins, P. G. S., Altman, D. G., Moons, K. G. M., & Hooft, L. (2019) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025611 · Cited by 108 · see citing works
“org).(4) 5 Publishing a reporting guideline followed by some form of recommendation or journal endorsement is not enough for researchers to adhere to reporting guidelines - a more active implementation is usually required.”
Self-citationVandenbroucke, J. P. (2009) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.12.003 · Cited by 111 · see citing works
Protocol for CONSORT-SPI: an extension for social and psychological interventions
Montgomery, P., Grant, S., Hopewell, S., Macdonald, G. M., Moher, D., Michie, S., & Mayo‐Wilson, E. (2013) · Implementation Science · doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-99 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
“This earlier work suggests the project will take 20 to 24 months to complete [24].”
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“Future directions A reporting guideline designed specifically for social and psychological interventions would help improve the quality of these trial reports.[43,45] To be acceptable and widely utilised, such a guideline should be developed using rigorous methods that engage members from all relevant stakeholder grou…”
MethodMason, K. J., Barker, J. N. W. N., Smith, C. H., Hampton, P. J., Lunt, M., McElhone, K., Warren, R. B., Yiu, Z. Z. N., Griffiths, C. E. M., Burden, A. D., et al. (2018) · JAMA Dermatology · doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0183 · Cited by 106 · see citing works
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A Review of Online Evidence-based Practice Point-of-Care Information Summary Providers
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An Evidence-Based Public Health Approach to Climate Change Adaptation
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“%) had performed any formal evaluation of the impact of their guidelines on the quality of study reporting or uptake of the guidelines by journals (Simera et al. 2008).”
BackgroundMethodGuidelines for randomized clinical trial protocol content: a systematic review
Tetzlaff, J., Chan, A., Kitchen, J., Sampson, M., Tricco, A. C., & Moher, D. (2012) · Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1186/2046-4053-1-43 · Cited by 80 · see citing works
“Reporting guidelines have been developed to improve the transparency of other research documents such as reports of research findings for journal publication [19-26].”
BackgroundInfluentialSelf-citationTurk, T., Elhady, M. T., Rashed, S., Abdelkhalek, M., Nasef, S. A., Khallaf, A. M., Mohammed, A. T., Attia, A. W., Adhikari, P., Amin, M. A., et al. (2018) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194239 · Cited by 81 · see citing works
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Use of guidelines to improve the quality and transparency of reporting oral health research
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Self-citationReporting guidelines used varying methodology to develop recommendations
Schlüssel, M. M., Sharp, M. K., de Beyer, J. A., Kirtley, S., Logullo, P., Dhiman, P., MacCarthy, A., Koroleva, A., Speich, B., Bullock, G. S., et al. (2023) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.03.018 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Self-citationIssues related to the conduct of systematic reviews: a focus on the nutrition field.
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“An early project completed by the network executive was an SR that identified existing reporting guidelines and a survey that identified issues faced by those developing such guidelines (41).”
BackgroundSelf-citationBanno, M., Tsujimoto, Y., & Kataoka, Y. (2020) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.04.010 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
Duplicate and salami publication: a prevalence study of journal policies
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“Too often articles fail to include their standard for inclusion and their criteria for evaluating quality of the studies.(2) As noted by Doug Altman, co-originator of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement and head of the Centre for Statistics in Medicine at Oxford University: ‘‘Good report…”
Arbogast, K. B., Caccese, J. B., Buckley, T. A., McIntosh, A. S., Henderson, K. A., Stemper, B. D., Solomon, G. S., Broglio, S. P., Funk, J. R., & Crandall, J. R. (2022) · Annals of Biomedical Engineering · doi:10.1007/s10439-022-03025-9 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Methodology and reporting quality of reporting guidelines: systematic review
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“In addition, insufficient reporting can also impede the applicability and mislead results used by patients and practitioners [2].”
BackgroundPublication guidelines need widespread adoption
Larson, E., & Cortazal, M. (2011) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.07.008 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
“org/) was recently established with funds from the UK National Health Service to further enhance the quality of reporting [32,39,40].”
BackgroundMethodGallo, V., Egger, M., McCormack, V., Farmer, P. B., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Kirsch‐Volders, M., Matullo, G., Phillips, D. H., Schoket, B., Strömberg, U., et al. (2011) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.07.010 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
Fuller, T., Pearson, M., Peters, J., & Anderson, R. (2015) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121585 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
“Research suggests that there are variable levels of uptake of reporting guidelines [6]; that reporting guidelines are sometimes misused by authors [7]; that the fidelity of endorsement of guidelines is questionable [8,9]; and, that few have been evaluated.[8,10] Where they have been evaluated, reporting guidelines suc…”
MethodLing, D. I., Brady, J. M., Arendt, E. A., Tompkins, M. A., Agel, J. A., Askenberger, M., Balcarek, P., Parikh, S. N., & Stein, B. E. S. (2021) · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · doi:10.2106/jbjs.20.00020 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
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“Reporting guidelines in the form of a checklist, flow diagram or explicit text provide a way for research reporting to be consistent and transparent [8].”
BackgroundSelf-citationReporting transparency: making the ethical mandate explicit
Nicholls, S. G., Langan, S., Benchimol, E. I., & Moher, D. (2016) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-016-0587-5 · Cited by 41 · see citing works
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“Summary Measures and Synthesis of Results As recommended by the EQUATOR and IMMPACT guidelines, the effectiveness of genicular nerve RFAwas determined by between-group measures of effect.(32,33) The primary summary measure was the relative risk (RR) of treatment success defined by 50% or greater pain reduction from ba…”
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“Number of Participants Median [IQR]# 136 [50-400] 601 [215-2360]”
Testing the PRISMA-Equity 2012 Reporting Guideline: the Perspectives of Systematic Review Authors
Burford, B. J., Welch, V. A., Waters, E. B., Tugwell, P., Moher, D., O’Neill, J., Koehlmoos, T. P., & Petticrew, M. P. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075122 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
“This aligns with the views of guideline developers who, in addition to the aforementioned factors, have identified support from funding agencies and professional organisations as critical determinants of successful implementation of reporting guidelines[13].”
BackgroundSelf-citationRandomization and Data-Analysis Items in Quality Standards for Single-Case Experimental Studies
Heyvaert, M., Wendt, O., Noortgate, W. V. D., & Onghena, P. (2014) · The Journal of Special Education · doi:10.1177/0022466914525239 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
“Third, special education policy makers need to minimize the risk that flawed and misleading study results are used on a large scale (Simera et al., 2008).”
BackgroundGallo, V., Egger, M., McCormack, V., Farmer, P. B., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Kirsch‐Volders, M., Matullo, G., Phillips, D. H., Schoket, B., Strömberg, U., et al. (2011) · European Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1007/s10654-011-9622-1 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Do Neuroscience Journals Accept Replications? A Survey of Literature
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“This highlights an inevitable issue: how should we label the replication studies? Guidelines exist for reporting different types of original research articles, such as STROBE for observational studies, CONSORT for randomized controlled trials and PRISMA for systematic reviews of intervention studies (Simera et al., 20…”
Gallo, V., Egger, M., McCormack, V., Farmer, P. B., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Kirsch‐Volders, M., Matullo, G., Phillips, D. H., Schoket, B., Strömberg, U., et al. (2011) · Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · doi:10.1136/jech-2011-200318 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
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“IntroduCtIon Critical appraisal and effective dissemination of research is hindered by insufficient reporting of a study’s methodology and findings.(1) Additionally, insufficient reporting impedes the applicability and misrepresents results used by patients and practitioners.”
BackgroundSpeich, B., Schroter, S., Briel, M., Moher, D., Puebla, I., Clark, A., Maia Schlüssel, M., Ravaud, P., Boutron, I., & Hopewell, S. (2020) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035114 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
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“One should bear in mind though that these processes take time, on average 20 months for the development and another 11 months to get the outcome published (Simera et al., 2008), without evaluation component.”
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Comparative effectiveness research: Challenges for medical journals
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“Standards for the Conduct and Reporting of CER • CER studies should follow the highest scientific standards for design, analysis, and interpretation and should adhere to reporting guidelines [6] that build upon initiatives to improve the quality and transparency of clinical science.”
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“or effect that they have had on reporting completeness and study quality.(12) Still, it is possible to assess or measure the impact of reporting guidelines in numerous”
BackgroundTrask, C., & Linderoth, H. C. J. (2023) · Journal of Building Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2023.108082 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Shamseer, L., Stevens, A., Skidmore, B., Turner, L., Altman, D. G., Hirst, A., Hoey, J., Palepu, A., Simera, I., Schulz, K. F., et al. (2012) · Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1186/2046-4053-1-24 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
“In a 2008 survey of developers of 30 reporting guidelines, only 17% (n = 5) stated having formally evaluated the impact of their guidelines on the completeness of reporting of research for which it was intended [12].”
BackgroundSelf-citationFuller, T., Peters, J., Pearson, M., & Anderson, R. (2014) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.2014.302195 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Comparative Effectiveness Research: Challenges for Medical Journals
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A Tool to Encourage Minimum Reporting Guideline Uptake for Data Analysis in Metabolomics
Considine, E. C., & Salek, R. M. (2019) · Metabolites · doi:10.3390/metabo9030043 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
“Strategies to increase the uptake and impact of guidelines can be adopted by their authors such as publishing the guidelines in multiple journals to ensure quicker and wider dissemination; also authors can approach journals and ask them to include the guidelines in their “Instructions to authors” section and publish c…”
BackgroundPyrazolopyrimidines as dual Akt/p70S6K inhibitors
Rice, K. D., Kim, M. H., Bussenius, J., et al. (2012) · Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.03.011 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Rigor, Transparency, and Reporting Social Science Research
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“In an effort to ensure some consistency in reporting, it is logical to assume that some editors may encourage both authors and reviewers to use particular reporting guidelines, although implementation of such demands seems to vary widely (Simera et al., 2008; Stevens et al., 2014; Tao et al., 2011).”
BackgroundPolymorphism of the complement 5 gene and cardiovascular outcome in patients with atherosclerosis
Hoke, M., Speidl, W. S., Schillinger, M., Minar, E., Zehetmayer, S., Schönherr, M., Wagner, O. F., & Mannhalter, C. (2012) · European Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2362.2012.02669.x · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Reporting guidelines for primary research: Saying what you did
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“Background Communicating what has been done and observed is a key aspect of the scientific process; however, there is a huge amount of evidence that much of published biomedical research is poorly reported [1].”
BackgroundOpen-access electronic case report journals: the rationale for case report guidelines
Sun, G. H., Aliu, O., & Hayward, R. A. (2013) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.04.001 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
“The guidelines we have outlined can serve as a starting point for collaboration with organizations like the EQUATOR Network, an international organization that has been promoting higher accurate research reporting quality [38].”
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“EQUATOR was founded to improve the quality of scientific research through standardisation of reporting guidelines [13, 14].”
BackgroundAdoption of protocols to improve quality of medical research
Montagna, E., Zaia, V., & Laporta, G. Z. (2019) · Einstein (São Paulo) · doi:10.31744/einstein_journal/2020ed5316 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
“Seeking dissemination of information, and as a form of incentive for the use of the protocols, the EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research) was launched in 2008.(1) Currently, EQUATOR is headquartered at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom, but also has received financial…”
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“Since its appearance, there have been several extensions to CONSORT, intended to adapt their application to (i) specific trial designs, such as cluster trials, N-of-1 trials, pragmatic trials, and pilot and feasibility trials, among others; (ii) specific types of interventions, such as herbal medicinal, nonpharmacolog…”
MethodHematology journals do not sufficiently adhere to reporting guidelines: a systematic review
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Network Meta-Analysis for Complex Social Interventions: Problems and Potential
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“High-quality reporting in evidence-based research articles is crucial for the dissemination and implementation of research findings, and reporting guidelines are useful tools for increasing the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and transparency of research studies [3].”
BackgroundElevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research
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“Too often articles fail to include their standard for inclusion and their criteria for evaluating quality of the studies [2].”
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“Un nombre limité de directives de communication des résultats a été mis à jour et ce, malgré le fait que la plupart (83 %) des développeurs de directives en reconnaissent le besoin.(17) Cette mise à jour constituera un défi d’envergure pour les développeurs de directives de communication des résultats; en effet, des d…”
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“High quality reporting of research studies, particularly in terms of transparency, accuracy and completeness, is fundamental to this process, as it allows the research to be critically evaluated (Simera et al., 2008).”
STRICTA: is it time to do more?
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“As there is a lack of sufficient funding for developing reporting guidelines [43], we particularly appeal to the health research funding organizations to emphasize the importance of STRICTA, and ensure dedicated funding to support its revision and maintenance on a routine basis in future.”
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Background
- Authors
- Simera, I., Altman, D. G., Moher, D., Schulz, K. F., & Hoey, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Corresponding author
- Simera, Iveta
- Venue
- PLoS Medicine
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2008-06-24
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- e139
- ISSN
- 1549-1277 (ISSN-L)
- 1549-1676
- PMC
- PMC2443184
- OpenAlex
- W1995300913
- Cited by
- 220
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 36 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 18.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- PLoS Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- University of Ottawa
- Cancer Research UK
- Medical Research Council (MC_qA137931)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Keywords
- reporting guidelines, EQUATOR Network, guideline authors, research dissemination, evidence-based practice implementation
- MeSH terms
- Data Collection, Publishing, Surveys and Questionnaires, Research, Research Design, Information Storage and Retrieval, Guidelines as Topic, Internet
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