Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration
Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and elaboration
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.07.014
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发表时间：
2014-12-01
影响因子：
15.3
通讯作者：
Egger, Matthias
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作者：
Vandenbroucke, Jan P.;von Elm, Erik;Egger, Matthias
许多医学研究都是观察性的。观察性研究的报告往往质量不高。糟糕的报告妨碍了对一项研究的长处和短处的评估，以及其结果的普遍性。考虑到经验证据和理论考虑，一组方法学家、研究人员和编辑制定了加强流行病学观察研究报告(STROBE)的建议，以提高观察研究报告的质量。STROBE声明由22个项目组成，涉及文章的标题、摘要、导言、方法、结果和讨论部分。队列研究、病例对照研究和横断面研究共有18个项目，3个研究设计各有4个项目。STROBE声明为作者提供了关于如何改进观察性研究报告的指导，并促进了审查员、期刊编辑和读者对研究的批判性评价和解释。本说明性和详细说明文件旨在加强对STROBE声明的使用、理解和传播。介绍了每个核对表项目的意义和基本原理。对于每个项目，提供了一个或几个已发表的例子，并在可能的情况下，参考了相关的经验研究和方法文献。还包括了一些有用的流程图的例子。STROBE声明、本文件和相关网站(http://www.strobestatement.org/))应该是改进观测研究报告的有用资源。(C)2014年提交人。爱思唯尔有限公司代表Surgical Associates Ltd出版。
Much medical research is observational. The reporting of observational studies is often of insufficient quality. Poor reporting hampers the assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of a study and the generalisability of its results. Taking into account empirical evidence and theoretical considerations, a group of methodologists, researchers, and editors developed the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) recommendations to improve the quality of reporting of observational studies. The STROBE Statement consists of a checklist of 22 items, which relate to the title, abstract, introduction, methods, results and discussion sections of articles. Eighteen items are common to cohort studies, case-control studies and cross-sectional studies and four are specific to each of the three study designs. The STROBE Statement provides guidance to authors about how to improve the reporting of observational studies and facilitates critical appraisal and interpretation of studies by reviewers, journal editors and readers. This explanatory and elaboration document is intended to enhance the use, understanding, and dissemination of the STROBE Statement. The meaning and rationale for each checklist item are presented. For each item, one or several published examples and, where possible, references to relevant empirical studies and methodological literature are provided. Examples of useful flow diagrams are also included. The STROBE Statement, this document, and the associated Web site (http://www.strobestatement.org/) should be helpful resources to improve reporting of observational research. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Surgical Associates Ltd.