Identifying Inconsistencies and Reporting Deficits in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (TMB) Case Reports Authored by TMB Practitioners: a TMB-Adapted CAse REport (CARE) Guidelines Audit Through 2014†

Munk, Niki; Shue, Sarah; Freeland, E. Harding; Ralston, Rick; Boulanger, Karen T.

doi:10.3822/ijtmb.v9i3.316

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“…Additionally, a majority of articles lacked sufficient reporting of keywords. These findings align with previous research ( 22 , 36 ), except for the item of keyword reporting being adequate in prior studies. Well-written and well-presented case reports have the potential to detect early warning signs of prospective benefits and drawbacks.…”

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Quality Assessment of Traditional Persian Medicine Observational StudiesQuality Assessment of Traditional Persian Medicine Observational Studies

Norouzi,

Haghdoost,

Setayesh

2024

ijph

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Background: Although observational studies are valuable sources of scientific evidence, they are prone to bias and confounding. This study aimed to assess the quality of observational studies in Traditional Persian medicine (TPM). Methods: A systematic search was conducted in national and international databases up to the end of 2022 to identify observational studies on TPM. The quality of articles was evaluated using the STROBE checklist and CARE guidelines. Results: Out of the 192 articles identified, 109 met the eligible criteria for quality assessment. Cross-sectional and case-control studies had a mean STROBE score of 1.2±0.51 out of 2, with the introduction section scoring highest and the results and methods sections scoring lowest. The worst reported items in the method section involved sensitivity analyses, bias control, and management of missing data. Case reports and case series had a mean score of 1.4±0.55 out of 2, with the section on therapeutic interventions scoring the highest. Other sections like keywords, follow-up and outcomes, diagnostic assessment, patient perspective, and informed consent scored below one. Conclusion: Many reviewed articles did not adhere to the recommended formatting in the evaluation tools, making it challenging to assess their quality. Having said that, the quality of observational studies in the field of TPM is a point of concern.

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confidence: 91%

Quality Assessment of Traditional Persian Medicine Observational StudiesQuality Assessment of Traditional Persian Medicine Observational Studies

Norouzi,

Haghdoost,

Setayesh

2024

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How about the reporting quality of case reports in nursing field?

Yang

Sun

et al. 2019

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BACKGROUNDAs a significantly important part of clinical practice, the professional nursing process can be advanced in many ways. Despite the fact that case reports are regarded to be of a lower quality grade in the hierarchy of evidence, one of the principles of evidence-based medicine is that decision-making should be based on a systematic summary of evidence. However, the evidence on the reporting characteristics of case reports in the nursing field is deficient.AIMTo use the CARE guidelines to assess reporting quality and factors influencing the quality of case reports in the nursing field.METHODSNursing science citation indexed (SCI-indexed) journals were identified from the professional website. Each of the identified journals was searched on their website for articles published before December 2017. Twenty-one sub-items on the CARE checklist were recorded as “YES”, “PARTLY”, or “NO” according to information reported by the included studies. The responses were assigned corresponding scores of 1, 0.5, and 0, respectively. The overall score was the sum of the 21 sub-items and was defined as “high” (more than 15), “medium” (10.5 to 14.5), and “low” (less than 10). The means, standard deviations, odds ratios (OR), and the associated 95% confidence interval (CI) were determined using Stata 12.0 software.RESULTSUltimately, 184 case reports from 16 SCI-indexed journals were identified, with overall scores ranging from 6.5 to 18 (mean = 13.6 ± 2.3). Of the included case reports, 10.3% were regarded low-quality, 52.7% were considered middle-quality, and 37% were regarded high-quality. There were statistical differences in the mean overall scores of the included case reports with funding versus those without funding (14.2 ± 1.7 vs 13.6 ± 2.4, respectively; P = 0.4456) and journal impact factor < 1.8 versus impact factor ≥ 1.8 (13.3 ± 2.3 vs 13.6 ± 2.4, respectively; P = 0.4977). Five items from the CARE guidelines, 5a (Patient), 6 (Clinical findings), 8c (Diagnostic reasoning), 9 (Therapeutic intervention), and 11d (The main take-away lessons) were well-reported (Reporting rate more than 90%) in most of the included case reports. However, only three items, 2 (Keywords, OR = 0.42, 95%CI: 0.19-0.92, P = 0.03), 4 (Introduction, OR = 0.35, 95%CI: 0.15-0.83, P = 0.017), and 11b (The relevant medical literature, OR = 0.19, 95%CI: 0.06-0.56, P = 0.003) were considered better-reported after the CARE guidelines published in 2013.CONCLUSIONThe reporting quality of case reports in the nursing field apparently has not improved since the publication of the CARE guidelines.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the status of missing information in case reports related to physical therapy in Japan. [Participants and Methods] Case reports published in Japanese academic journals in 2019, which were identified using four electronic databases including Ichushi-Web, were included in this study. Information missing from the case reports was assessed using the CAse REport guidelines. [Results] A total of 253 case reports were identified and they had a compliance rate of 100% for patient personal information items. However, the compliance rate was less than 50% for 12 items in the abstract and main text. [Conclusion] The findings of this study suggest that there may be instances of misleading expression in Japanese case reports related to physical therapy.

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Identifying Inconsistencies and Reporting Deficits in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (TMB) Case Reports Authored by TMB Practitioners: a TMB-Adapted CAse REport (CARE) Guidelines Audit Through 2014†

Cited by 7 publications

References 44 publications

Quality Assessment of Traditional Persian Medicine Observational StudiesQuality Assessment of Traditional Persian Medicine Observational Studies

Quality Assessment of Traditional Persian Medicine Observational StudiesQuality Assessment of Traditional Persian Medicine Observational Studies

How about the reporting quality of case reports in nursing field?

本邦理学療法分野の症例報告における情報の欠落

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