Boas práticas na condução e relato de estudos baseados em websurveys

Abstract

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed rapid growth in the number of articles published in scientific journals and posted to preprint servers. As of June 10, 2020, 22,746 articles had been published in periodicals indexed in PubMed, and 4,967 articles had been posted to the preprint servers medRxiv (4,017 articles) and bioRxiv (950 articles).This is an unprecedented phenomenon, accompanied by growth in articles that are withdrawn or retracted, some just a few days after publication (https://retractionwatch. com/retracted-coronavirus-covid-19-papers/).The scenario has raised some speculation that practices detrimental to research may be occurring 1,2 , including lack of rigor in the conception, planning, and execution of research projects, as well as in the analysis and publication of results 3 . Collaboration between researchers has been encouraged in clinical pharmacological studies 1,2 , as well as the adoption of protocols that assess multiple treatments continuously and adaptively 4 . The latter, compared to traditional randomized clinical trials, allow obtaining valid results more quickly.Scientific studies in public health are essential for understanding the COVID-19 pandemic's various dimensions and its health, social, political, and economic consequences. Such studies also help orient various types of public policies and organization of health services and healthcare provision. At a time when physical distancing is necessary, there is an increased need for alternative ways to collect primary data in empirical studies, in addition to using documents and secondary sources.This edition of CSP features an article by De Boni 5 , which, aligned with good research practices, addresses the precautions that must be taken when carrying out and reporting studies based on web surveys. The article discusses this method's advantages (speed, large numbers, scope, low cost, and ease of implementation) and limitations. Among others, such aspects indicate the importance of describing the way the questionnaire was developed and validated, ethical issues related to the participants' privacy and data security, strategies for publicizing the questionnaire and recruiting participants, and the study's limits in relation to the research question.We recommend that articles submitted to CSP follow the author's recommendations, including those in the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES) 6 .

Validade Preliminar da Escala Perfil do Estilo de Vida Individual para uso online em tempos de distanciamento social

“…Diversos grupos de pesquisa direcionaram esforços enfatizando a pandemia da COVID-19 6 , assim como ocorreu o aumento no uso de websurveys como importante estratégia para realização de estudos primários nas diferentes áreas de conhecimento, inclusive nas Ciências da Saúde 7,8 . Entende-se como websurveys, as estratégias de coleta de dados por meio de links de acesso a formulários online ou utilizando-se de cadastros prévios de endereços eletrônicos e painéis de usuários de internet da população investigada 8 .…”

40 years of editorials

“… 17 summarize criteria for initial rejection of articles that are not selected for peer review: low relevance, little originality, and methodological inadequacy are the main reasons for such initial refusal. Guidelines for each CSP thematic subarea have been published in several editorials: epidemiological studies 18 , 19 , literature reviews 20 , evaluation of health services 21 , research in digital environments 22 , websurveys 23 , book reviews 24 . We also seek to make our job clear to authors and readers 25 .…”

40 años de editoriales

“…17 resumen los criterios adoptados en el momento del rechazo inicial de artículos que no pasan a revisión por pares: baja relevancia, poca originalidad e inadecuación metodológica constituyen las razones principales de este rechazo inicial. Se publicaron directrices para cada subárea temática de CSP en varios editoriales: estudios epidemiológicos 18,19 , revisiones 20 , evaluación de servicios de salud 21 , investigaciones en entornos digitales 22 , websurveys 23 , reseñas 24 . También tratamos de dejar claro a autores y lectores en qué consiste nuestro trabajo 25 .…”