A newly developed tool for classifying study designs in systematic reviews of interventions and exposures showed substantial reliability and validity

Seo, Heejin; Kim, Soo Young; Lee, Yoon Jae; Jang, Bo‐Hyoung; Park, Ji Eun; Sheen, Seung Soo; Hahn, Seokyung

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.09.013

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“…It includes 99% of hospitals and clinics under mandatory single-payer health insurance system [23]. Studies have systematically validated the accuracy and reliability of the HIRA data [24]. We obtained the extracted insurance claims for STDs including trichomoniasis with demographic information from 2009 to 2014 from the South Korea HIRA database using code A59 (A59.0, A59.8, and A59.9) for trichomoniasis, A50–A53 for syphilis, A54 for gonorrhea, A55 and A56 for chlamydia, A60 genital herpes, which corresponds to the International Classification of Diseases ninth Revision codes for trichomoniasis diagnoses (131.00, 131.01, 131.02, 131.09, 131.8 and 131.9), venereal diseases due to Chlamydia trachomatis (099.5), gonorrhea (098), and syphilis (090–097), genital herpes (054.10) [25].…”

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Epidemiology of Trichomoniasis in South Korea and Increasing Trend in Incidence, Health Insurance Review and Assessment 2009-2014

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Trichomoniasis, which is caused by Trichomonas vaginalis, is one of the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infections; however, limited population-based data are available that describe patterns and trends of the disease. We summarized insurance claims of trichomoniasis cases reported during 2009–2014 to South Korea Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. The average annual incidence in South Korea was 276.8 persons per 100,000 population, and a substantial sex-associated variation was observed. The incidence rate among female subjects trended upward over 6 years, that is, it increased from 501 in 2009 to 625.8 in 2014 per 100,000 female population, which indicates a 25% overall increase. This trend was sharpest in the ≥60 years group of female population. However, a 66% decrease in incidence rates was observed among male subjects (23.7 in 2009 to 15.7 in 2014 per 100,000 male population). Further, substantial decrease was observed in the ≥40 years groups of male population. The incidence of trichomoniasis varied across regions and was the highest in Jeju province of South Korea. Overall, as the incidence of trichomoniasis appears to have increased in South Korea during 2009–2014, the disease burden is increasing; hence, there is a need to better understand the disease transmission.

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Epidemiology of Trichomoniasis in South Korea and Increasing Trend in Incidence, Health Insurance Review and Assessment 2009-2014

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“…Yet our results show that choosing items is difficult for some studies, in particular for cross‐sectional and single‐group studies. This difficulty could be addressed by clarifying the study design categories and adding a selection algorithm such as those developed and tested in Hartling et al and Seo et al for classifying quantitative study designs.…”

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Improving the usefulness of a tool for appraising the quality of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies, the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT)

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Gonzalez-Reyes

Pluye

2018

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“…To determine whether axial neck pain was associated with Modic changes or CK, we obtained MRI scans for 160 asymptomatic patients who underwent physical examination at a university hospital during the study period. Exclusion criteria were trauma, fracture, infection, rheumatic disease, tumor, and history of cervical surgery 14–16…”

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“…The kappa statistic was used to evaluate the interobserver and intraobserver reliabilities of Modic changes based on MRI findings. Cohen’s kappa coefficients13,14 were used to determine the reliability of Modic changes in this study: 0.81–1.0, excellent; 0.61–0.80, substantial; 0.41–0.60, moderate; 0.21–0.40, fair; 0.0–0.20, slight; <0.0, poor.…”

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Characteristics of Modic changes in cervical kyphosis and their association with axial neck pain

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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate characteristics of Modic changes in cervical kyphosis (CK) and their association with axial neck pain.MethodsStudy participants included 286 asymptomatic or symptomatic patients with CK (mean age = 54.2 ± 12.2 years) who were consecutively enrolled from March 2009 to October 2015. Clinical and radiographic evaluations were performed at a university outpatient department. CK was classified as global type, reverse sigmoid type, or sigmoid type.ResultsThere were 138 participants with global type CK, 103 with reverse sigmoid type CK, and 45 with sigmoid type CK. Of the 286 participants, 102 had Modic changes (Modic-1 in 38 segments and Modic-2 in 75 segments). Spinal cord compression grade and disc degeneration occurred more frequently in the group with axial neck pain compared to the group without pain. Angular motion was decreased in those with axial neck pain (mean ± standard deviation [SD] 7.8°±4.6°) compared to those who were asymptomatic (mean ± SD 8.9°±5.1°; P<0.001). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, Modic changes were associated with axial neck pain (odds ratio =5.356; 95% confidence interval =1.314–12.800; P<0.001).ConclusionModic changes occur most commonly in association with CK global type and less commonly with reverse sigmoid type and sigmoid type. Modic changes are associated with axial neck pain in patients with CK.

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A newly developed tool for classifying study designs in systematic reviews of interventions and exposures showed substantial reliability and validity

Cited by 55 publications

References 12 publications

Epidemiology of Trichomoniasis in South Korea and Increasing Trend in Incidence, Health Insurance Review and Assessment 2009-2014

Epidemiology of Trichomoniasis in South Korea and Increasing Trend in Incidence, Health Insurance Review and Assessment 2009-2014

Improving the usefulness of a tool for appraising the quality of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies, the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT)

Characteristics of Modic changes in cervical kyphosis and their association with axial neck pain

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