Improving the reporting of public health intervention research: advancing TREND and CONSORT

Armstrong, Rebecca; Waters, Elizabeth; Moore, Linda; Riggs, Elisha; Cuervo, Luis Gabriel; Lumbiganon, Pisake; Hawe, Penelope

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“…20,21 The follow-up of patients in the study is summarized using a TREND follow-diagram. The characteristics of the participants are reported as mean ±SD for continuous variables and count (percent) for categorical variables.…”

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Body Weight–Supported Treadmill Training for Patients With Hip Fracture: A Feasibility Study

Giangregorio

Thabane

DeBeer

et al. 2009

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Objective-To determine the feasibility of body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) as a strategy for improving independent ambulation among patients who had sustained a hip fracture. Design-Nonrandomized controlled trial. Setting-Inpatient rehabilitation.Participants-Patients with a stable hip fracture and at least 50% weight-bearing. Intervention-BWSTT in lieu of standard walking exercises throughout stay in rehabilitation.Main Outcomes Measures-Feasibility outcomes included the number of patients agreeing to participate in treadmill walking, the number who returned for follow-up assessments, compliance, and the number of adverse events. Secondary outcomes included the Lower Extremity Functional Scale, the Timed Up & Go test, a 2-minute walk test, and the Falls Self-Efficacy Scale. Univariate regression was used to assess the group effect on score changes from baseline to discharge and from baseline to follow-up.Results-Among 41 potentially eligible patients, 21 (51%) agreed to participate and 14 returned for follow-up assessments. The recruitment goal of 12 patients agreeing to BWSTT was achieved; however, retention by 3-month follow-up was 67%. The average compliance was 3 sessions a week; however, several patients were below average. No adverse events of BWSTT were reported. There were no significant differences between groups with respect to secondary outcomes.Correspondence to Lora Giangregorio, PhD, Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON, N1H 8K4, lmgiangr@healthy.uwaterloo.ca. Clinical trial registration no.: NCT00197496.Reprints are not available from the author.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated. Ambulatory capacity is a predictor of returning home after discharge after hip fracture. 6,7 Mobility may be linked to lower extremity function; power of the leg extensors in the fractured leg has been positively associated with walking speed and stair-climbing time among patients after hip fracture. 8,9 Current strategies for training independent ambulation involve muscle strengthening, weight shifting, and balance exercises, as well as walking with or without assistive aids, generally in the hallways of inpatient units. Patients with hip fracture may not be allowed to bear full body weight initially, 10 which may be difficult for rehabilitation providers to control during walking exercises. Although participation in an inpatient rehabilitation program can achieve improvements in mobility, many patients with hip fracture remain dependent in transfers and locomotion at discharge. 10,11 Further, patients with a hip fracture continue to experience functional impairment a year after the fracture. 12,13A Cochrane review highlighted the paucity of evidence for rehabilitation strategies aimed at improving mobility after hip fracture. 14 BWSTT may be a useful method for retraini...

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confidence: 99%

Body Weight–Supported Treadmill Training for Patients With Hip Fracture: A Feasibility Study

Giangregorio

Thabane

DeBeer

et al. 2009

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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“…Especially in the context of observational studies, understanding confounding is integral for performing, reading, and interpreting public health research. [21][22][23][24][25] Without the understanding of confounding, incorrect conclusions and spurious associations are much more likely to be performed in analysis and missed under review. This domain assesses the students' abilities to identify scenarios under which these are likely to occur or have occurred.…”

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“…REGRESS is a competency-based construct built on CONSORT manuscript requirements (guidelines required by many medical and public health journals). 21,22 The quiz consists of 27 items intending to evaluate students' abilities to interpret and use the regression equation, understand modeling, statistical significance, and effect modification, and to assess assumptions, confounding, and colinearity. The REGRESS assessment is a practical and valuable tool for the students to assess their baseline knowledge and how much they have learned throughout the semester, while focusing on the most essential topics and analytic skills which they will need after the course is over.…”

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Initial External Validation of REGRESS in Public Health Graduate Students

Kidwell

Enders

2014

Clinical Translational Sci

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Linear regression is typically taught as a second and potentially last required (bio)statistics course for Public Health and Clinical and Translational Science students. There has been much research on the attitudes of students toward basic biostatistics, but there has not been much assessing students' understanding of critical regression topics. The REGRESS (REsearch on Global Regression Expectations in StatisticS) quiz developed at Mayo Clinic utilizes 27 questions to assess understanding for simple and multiple linear regression. We performed an initial external validation of this tool with 117 University of Michigan public health students. We compare the results of pre-and postcourse quiz scores from the Michigan cohort to scores of Mayo medical students and professional statisticians. University of Michigan students performed higher than Mayo students on the precourse quiz due to previous related coursework, but did not perform as high postcourse indicating the need for course modification. In the Michigan cohort, REGRESS scores improved by a mean (standard deviation) of 4.6 (3.4), p < 0.0001. Our results support the use of the REGRESS quiz as a learning tool for students and an evaluation tool to identify topics for curricular improvement for teachers, while we highlight future directions of research. Clin Trans Sci 2014; Volume 7: 447-455

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“…Process evaluation is identified as an important reporting aspect of the CONSORT statement for public health research interventions [11,12] and is regarded as an essential component of health promotion program evaluation [13]. Process evaluation measures variation in program activities, reach, participant satisfaction and perception, and quality and delivery of the program strategies and takes into account or limits the influence of Type III errors in health promotion practice [14,15].…”

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Physical activity and nutrition intervention for mothers of young children: Process evaluation

Monteiro¹,

Jancey²,

Howat³

2014

Health

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Introduction: Process evaluation of community based projects is integral to understanding the success or failure of health promotion interventions. Process evaluation was used to assess the intervention strategies and resources in a playgroup setting aimed at mothers of young children. Methods: Process evaluation data were collected from participants (n = 249) and staff (n = 25) involved in the intervention. Data included staff perspectives on use of the playgroup as a setting, participants' views on the feasibility and acceptability of the program strategies and resources, and program reach. Results: Responding participants reported that the intervention was useful (98%) and relevant for their age group (92%), encouraged them to think about making changes to their physical activity (95%) and dietary (98%) behaviors, and helped them to make changes to their physical activity (66%) and dietary (79%) behaviors. Participants reported that the most useful intervention strategies included the program booklet (85%), workshops (86%), newsletters (73%) and SMS (57%). Conclusion: This research provides valuable information on participants' perspectives of the program strategies, content and overall implementation. It provides insight into the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and identifies areas for improvement when conducting programs in playgroup settings. The process evaluation indicated that playgroups are a suitable setting for health promotion targeting mothers of young children.

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Improving the reporting of public health intervention research: advancing TREND and CONSORT

Cited by 138 publications

References 35 publications

Body Weight–Supported Treadmill Training for Patients With Hip Fracture: A Feasibility Study

Body Weight–Supported Treadmill Training for Patients With Hip Fracture: A Feasibility Study

Initial External Validation of REGRESS in Public Health Graduate Students

Physical activity and nutrition intervention for mothers of young children: Process evaluation

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