The reporting of studies using routinely collected health data was often insufficient.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess reporting quality of studies using routinely collected health data (RCD) to inform the REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely collected health Data (RECORD) guideline development.

Study design and setting

PubMed search for observational studies using RCD on any epidemiologic or clinical topic. Sample of studies published in 2012. Evaluation of five items based on the STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guideline and eight newly developed items for RCD studies.

Results

Of 124 included studies, 39 (31.5%) clearly described its design in title or abstract. Complete information to frame a focused research question, that is, on the population, intervention/exposure, and outcome, was provid

SUBMITTER: Hemkens LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5152936 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature