Guidelines for Reporting Medical Research: A Critical Appraisal. (22nd March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Johansen, Mathilde; Thomsen, Simon Francis
• Other Names: Biondi-Zoccai Giuseppe Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International scholarly research notices. Volume 2016(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-03-22
• Subjects: Medical sciences -- Periodicals; Life sciences -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Science -- Periodicals; Biomedical Technology; Biological Science Disciplines; Medicine; Life sciences; Medical sciences; Medicine; Science; Periodical; Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Electronic journals
• DOI: 10.1155/2016/1346026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2356-7872

Abstract

Abstract : As a response to a low quality of reporting of medical research, guidelines for several different types of study design have been developed to secure accurate reporting and transparency for reviewers and readers from the scientific community. Herein, we review and discuss the six most widely accepted and used guidelines: PRISMA, CONSORT, STROBE, MOOSE, STARD, and SPIRIT. It is concluded that the implementation of these guidelines has led to only a moderate improvement in the quality of the reporting of medical research. There is still much work to be done to achieve accurate and transparent reporting of medical research findings.