Developing guidance for analysis and reporting of oral epidemiological studies to inform burden estimation

制定口腔流行病学研究分析和报告指南，为负担估计提供信息

• 批准号: MR/X011208/1
• 负责人: Eduardo Bernabe
• 金额: $ 7.64万
• 依托单位: Queen Mary University of London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FX011208%2F1
• 关键词: Developing; guidance; analysis; reporting; oral

Given the prominent role attached to quantification of disease burden for health policy, an accurate description of dental diseases constitutes an essential responsibility. Our reviews of the literature for the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study showed a lack of primary data, consistency, and comparability with other diseases as well as incorrect and incomplete reporting in the measurement of dental conditions. These issues are more accentuated in studies from low-and-middle income countries. Studies must meet the highest standards, so these efforts do not waste resources. Furthermore, the burden of dental diseases has been measured by dental indicators, which are not comparable to general health metrics. There is a need for measures that are easily understood by most people, not just dentists. Currently, there is no published comprehensible criteria to measure and report frequency studies in a standardised and comparable way with other diseases. The goal of this proposal is to develop an easy-to-understand manual and checklist to inform on the sound and comparable measurement and reporting of the number of natural teeth and the prevalence of tooth decay, gum disease and tooth loss. The guideline and checklist will be developed in three phases according to international standards. During phase I, the research team will summarise the available evidence and review existing standards to produce a core set of items for inclusion in the checklist. Phase II will involve a Delphi study, which is a method to achieve consensus among a group of experts working in academia and health policy. The Delphi study will consist of three rounds of online questionnaires designed to agree on which items to include in the checklist. The results will be summarised and fed back to the participants along with the updated version of the checklist that will be revised in the light of the comments received. In phase III, the findings will be communicated during a workshop in an international dental conference, in an open access publication and a dedicated website hosted at King's College London.

由于重视疾病负担的量化卫生政策的突出作用，准确描述牙科疾病构成了一个重要的责任。我们对全球疾病负担（GBD）研究的文献进行了审查，结果显示缺乏原始数据、一致性和与其他疾病的可比性，以及在测量牙齿状况方面的不正确和不完整报告。这些问题在中低收入国家的研究中更为突出。研究必须符合最高标准，因此这些努力不会浪费资源。此外，牙科疾病的负担是通过牙科指标来衡量的，这些指标与一般健康指标不具有可比性。有必要采取措施，容易理解的大多数人，而不仅仅是牙医。目前，还没有出版的可理解的标准来衡量和报告频率研究与其他疾病的标准化和可比的方式。该提案的目标是制定一份易于理解的手册和清单，以提供关于天然牙齿数量以及蛀牙、牙龈疾病和牙齿脱落流行情况的可靠和可比的测量和报告。将根据国际标准分三个阶段制定准则和清单。在第一阶段，研究小组将总结现有的证据，并审查现有的标准，以产生一套核心项目，列入清单。第二阶段将涉及一项德尔菲研究，这是一种在学术界和卫生政策领域工作的一组专家之间达成共识的方法。德尔菲研究将包括三轮在线问卷调查，旨在就清单中应包括哪些项目达成一致。将对结果进行总结，并将其与将根据收到的评论意见进行修订的最新版清单一起沿着反馈给与会者。在第三阶段，研究结果将在国际牙科会议的研讨会上、开放获取出版物和伦敦国王学院主办的专门网站上进行交流。