Reporting Guidelines for Health Care Simulation Research

Cheng, Adam; Kessler, David; MacKinnon, Ralph; Chang, Todd P.; Nadkarni, Vinay; Hunt, Elizabeth A.; Duval-Arnould, Jordan; Lin, Yiqun; Cook, David A.; Pusic, Martin; Hui, Joshua; Moher, David; Egger, Matthias; Auerbach, Marc

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“…The CONSORT extension for healthcare simulation-based studies has recently been published. 27 However, this extension refers to the CONSORT guidelines for full texts, and only one recommendation is given relating to abstracts: '(In abstract or key terms, the MESH or searchable keyword term must have the word 'simulation' or 'simulated')'. Therefore, the CONSORT extension for abstract is still the best tool for evaluating the quality of reporting of simulation-based studies.…”

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Quality of reporting in abstracts of RCTs published in emergency medicine journals: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature

Germini¹,

Marcucci

Fedele

et al. 2017

BMJ Open

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IntroductionThe quality of reporting of abstracts of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in major general medical journals and in some category-specific journals was shown to be poor before the publication of the ConsolidatedStandards of ReportingTrials (CONSORT) extension for abstracts in 2008, and an improvement in the quality of reporting of abstracts was observed after its publication. The effect of the publication of the CONSORT extension for abstracts on the quality of reporting of RCTs in emergency medicine journals has not been studied. In this paper, we present the protocol of a systematic survey of the literature, aimed at assessing the quality of reporting in abstracts of RCTs published in emergency medicine journals and at evaluating the effect of the publication of the CONSORT extension for abstracts on the quality of reporting.Methods and analysisThe Medline database will be searched for RCTs published in the years 2005–2007 and 2014–2015 in the top 10 emergency medicine journals, according to their impact factor. Candidate studies will be screened for inclusion in the review. Exclusion criteria will be the following: the abstract is not available, they are published only as abstracts, still recruiting, or duplicate publications. The study outcomes will be the overall quality of reporting (number of items reported) according to the CONSORT extension and the compliance with its individual items. Two independent reviewers will screen each article for inclusion and will extract data on the CONSORT items and on other variables, which can possibly affect the quality of reporting.Ethics and disseminationThis is a library-based study and therefore exempt from research ethics board review. The review results will be disseminated through abstract submission to conferences and publication in a peer-reviewed biomedical journal.

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Section: Discussion and Disseminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quality of reporting in abstracts of RCTs published in emergency medicine journals: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature

Germini¹,

Marcucci

Fedele

et al. 2017

BMJ Open

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“…This single-blinded, two-arm, randomized clinical trial followed the recommendations of the Simulation-Based Research Extensions for the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials Statement (Cheng et al, 2016;Schulz, Altman, & Moher, 2010) (Figure 1).…”

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Clinical Simulation for Teaching of Wound Evaluation and Treatment

Silva

Oliveira‐Kumakura

Zanchetta

et al. 2020

Clinical Simulation in Nursing

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“…Despite the plethora of evidence supporting the use of SBE, Cheng et al [2] claim that in the health professions, educational research is often poorly designed and the findings are inconsistently or poorly documented. They argue that many researchers utilise methodologies that reflect traditional educational research and argue that simulation-based research (SBR) has different unique features that are often not considered in the design or methodologies described.…”

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“…The introduction of the standards may encourage academics and researchers alike to consider the unique methodological challenges faced when carrying out SBR. Cheng et al [2] have contributed to solving this issue by suggesting additions to existing reporting guidelines that reflect the unique qualities of SBR.…”

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Simulation and Quality in Clinical Education

Sunderland¹,

Nicklin²,

Martin³

2017

MEDJ

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Background:Simulation-based education (SBE) has become commonplace in healthcare education within hospitals, higher education institutions, the private healthcare sector, and private education providers. The standards and quality of delivery vary across the UK [1], leading to differing degrees of learning for healthcare professionals. This variance in standards makes research into the impact of SBE on the end user (the patient) difficult to measure.Review:The delivery of SBE needs to be of a high standard if learningviathis pedagogy is to be maximised and benefits to patients are to be accurately assessed. This article aims to summarise the importance of quality within clinical SBE and how it can be achieved and maintained to produce a measurable impact on patient care. The current progress of the implementation of UK national standards for SBE is included to highlight the need for standardisation and guidance to support simulation centres and individuals to benchmark practice and work towards accreditation through quality measurement and monitoring processes. Suggestions are made on how such standards will affect the future of SBE and all those involved.Conclusion:There is a clear need for the development of national standards for SBE delivery and for a stepped approach [i.e. minimum, intermediate, and advanced standards] depending on the size, capacity, and frequency of SBE education delivery. Considerable financial outlay will be required to monitor standards effectively. The enhanced use of current and future technologies should be considered with regards to monitoring standards as well as data collection for future research opportunities.

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Reporting Guidelines for Health Care Simulation Research

Abstract: We have developed extensions for the CONSORT and STROBE Statements that can help improve the quality of reporting for SBR.

Cited by 270 publications

References 57 publications

Quality of reporting in abstracts of RCTs published in emergency medicine journals: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature

Quality of reporting in abstracts of RCTs published in emergency medicine journals: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature

Clinical Simulation for Teaching of Wound Evaluation and Treatment

Simulation and Quality in Clinical Education

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