Database quality assessment in research in paramedicine: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research in paramedicine faces challenges in developing research capacity, including access to high-quality data. A variety of unique factors in the paramedic work environment influence data quality. In other fields of healthcare, data quality assessment (DQA) frameworks provide common methods of quality assessment as well as standards of transparent reporting. No similar DQA frameworks exist for paramedicine, and practices related to DQA are sporadically reported. This scoping review aims to describe the range, extent, and nature of DQA practices within research in paramedicine.

Methods

This review followed a registered and published protocol. In consultation with a professional librarian, a search strategy was developed and applied to MEDLINE (National Library o

SUBMITTER: McDonald N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10638787 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature