Quality of Conduct and Reporting of Propensity Score Methods in Studies Investigating the Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Propensity score methods are becoming increasingly popular in infectious disease medicine to correct for confounding in observational studies. However, applying and reporting propensity score techniques correctly requires substantial knowledge of these methods. The quality of conduct and reporting of propensity score methods in studies investigating the effectiveness of antimicrobial therapy is yet undetermined.

Methods

A systematic review was performed to provide an overview of studies (2005-2020) on the effectiveness of antimicrobial therapy that used propensity score methods. A quality assessment tool and a standardized quality score were developed to evaluate a subset of studies in which antibacterial therapy was investigated in detail. The scale of this stand

SUBMITTER: Eikenboom AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8962720 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature