Development of a Quantitative Scoring Method for Strobe Checklist

Abstract

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has brought a substantial change in medical practice and clinical care approach (1-3). It has helped to focus on valid and reliable information to make sound decisions in the area of disease management. Although randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered as the reference standard and provide valuable evidence about the efficacy of new treatments, yet they do not answer all important questions about the specific treatment. Most of the knowledge in clinical practice comes from observational studies from which we can gain further experience to plan interventional studies in regards to efficacy, safety and tolerability of approved medicines (4). An observational study is defined as a study that provides estimates and examines associations of events in their natural settings without recourse to experimental intervention (5). It includes cohort studies (CO) ñ prospective and retrospective, crosssectional studies (CS), and case-control studies (CC) (6). Current evidence suggests that observational studies, such as those discussed earlier, both com

Risk Factors for Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: A Systematic Review

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“…Additionally, we evaluated the adherence of the reports to the STROBE guidelines (The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology). Here, we report the degrees of compliance as percentages (Limaye et al, 2018).…”

Quality, Equity and Utility of Observational Studies during 10 Years of Implementing the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative in 72 Countries

“…For each paper, reporting quality was graded as: <65% unsatisfactory; 65–75% = fair; 76–85% good; >85% = excellent [ 24 ]. The inter-reviewer agreement (cohen’s kappa) was calculated to determine if there were large differences in the scoring of items between the two reviewers.…”

Risk Factors for Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: A Systematic Review

“…Additionally, we evaluated the adherence of the reports to the STROBE guidelines (The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology). Here, we report the degrees of compliance as percentages (14).…”