Adherence to Methodological Standards in Research Using the National Inpatient Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Publicly available data sets hold much potential, but their unique design may require specific analytic approaches.

Objective

To determine adherence to appropriate research practices for a frequently used large public database, the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Design, setting, and participants

In this observational study of the 1082 studies published using the NIS from January 2015 through December 2016, a representative sample of 120 studies was systematically evaluated for adherence to practices required by AHRQ for the design and conduct of research using the NIS.

Exposures

None.

Main outcomes and measures

All studies were evaluated on 7 required research practices based on AHRQ's

SUBMITTER: Khera R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5742631 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature