Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and productivity of schizophrenia trials: an ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 5000 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group's database affords an opportunity to research for variables related to the differences between nations of their output of schizophrenia trials.

Methods

Ecological study--investigating the relationship between four economic/demographic variables and number of schizophrenia RCTs per country. The variable with closest correlation was used to predict the expected number of studies.

Results

GDP closely correlated with schizophrenia trial output, with 76% of the total variation about the Y explained by the regression line (r = 0.87, 95% CI 0.79 to 0.92, r2 = 0.76). Many countries have a strong tradition of schizophrenia trials, exceeding their predicted output. All nations with no id

SUBMITTER: Moll C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC305357 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature