Relation of completeness of reporting of health research to journals’ endorsement of reporting guidelines: systematic review

摘要: Objective To assess whether the completeness of reporting health research is related to journals’ endorsement guidelines. Design Systematic review. Data sources Reporting guidelines from a published systematic review and EQUATOR Network (October 2011). Studies assessing by using an included guideline (termed “evaluations”) (1990 October 2011; addendum searches in January 2012) either Medline, Embase, Cochrane Methodology Register or Scopus, depending on name. Study selection English language that provided explicit guidance for reporting, described development process, indicated use consensus process were included. The CONSORT statement was excluded, as evaluations adherence had previously been reviewed. French eligible if they assessed studies primary intent those enabled comparisons interest (that is, after versus before journal and/or endorsing non-endorsing journals). extraction Potentially screened initially title abstract then full text reports. If eligibility unclear, authors contacted; websites consulted information where needed. analyzed relation item and, consistent with authors’ analysis, mean summed score. Results 101 Of 15 249 records retrieved search evaluations, 26 nine identified. those, 13 seven (BMJ economic checklist, harms, PRISMA, QUOROM, STARD, STRICTA, STROBE) could be analyzed. items few evaluations. Conclusions only (excluding CONSORT) has evaluated endorsement. Items quantitatively analyzed, each. Insufficient evidence exists determine between Journal editors researchers should consider collaborative prospectively designed, controlled provide more robust evidence. registration Not registered; no known register currently accepts protocols methodology reviews.