Guidelines for reporting health research : a user's manual / edited by David Moher, Douglas G. Altman, Kenneth F. Schulz, Iveta Simera, Elizabeth Wager.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I General Issues; Chapter 1 Importance of Transparent Reporting of Health Research; Introduction; What do we mean by inadequate reporting of research?; Consequences of nonpublication and inadequate reporting; Principles of reporting research; What can be done to improve the quality of reporting of research?; References; Chapter 2 How to Develop a Reporting Guideline; Deficiencies in reporting health research studies; The role of reporting guidelines in promoting clear and transparent reporting.

How to develop a guideline for reporting health research articlesClosing comments; References; Chapter 3 Characteristics of Available Reporting Guidelines; Methods; Results; Descriptive information; Background of reporting guidelines; Consensus process; Guideline development process; Postconsensus activities; How reporting guidelines were developed; Comment; References; Chapter 4 Using Reporting Guidelines Effectively to Ensure Good Reporting of Health Research; Reporting guidelines; Who benefits from the use of reporting guidelines?; Using reporting guidelines.

Whose responsibility is good reporting of research?References; Chapter 5 Ambiguities and Confusions Between Reporting and Conduct; Examples of item-specific scenarios; Allocation concealment from the CONSORT 2010 statement; Sequence generation from the CONSORT 2010 statement; Discussion; References; Chapter 6 The EQUATOR Network: Helping to Achieve High Standards in the Reporting of Health Research Studies; EQUATOR Network; EQUATOR resources; EQUATOR future; Funding; References; Part II Specific Reporting Guidelines.

Chapter 7 SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials)Name of guideline; When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers); Current version; Extensions or implementations; Related activities; How best to use the guideline; Development process; Evidence of effectiveness of guideline; Endorsement and adherence; Cautions and limitations (including scope); Creators' preferred bits; Future plans; References; Chapter 8 CONSORT for Abstracts; Name of guideline; History; When to use this guideline (what types of studies it covers); Development process.

Current version compared with the previous versionsExtensions and/or implementations; How best to use the guideline; Evidence of effectiveness of guideline; Endorsement and adherence; Cautions and limitations (including scope); Mistakes and/or misconceptions; Creators' preferred bits; State how participants were allocated to interventions; For the primary outcome, a result for each group and the estimated effect size and its precision should be stated; Include the registration number and name of trial register; Future plans; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9 CONSORT; Name of guideline.

When to use CONSORT.

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Guidelines for Reporting Health Research is a practical guide to choosing and correctly applying the appropriate guidelines when reporting health research to ensure clear, transparent, and useful reports. This new title begins with an introduction to reporting guidelines and an overview of the importance of transparent reporting, the characteristics of good guidelines, and how to use reporting guidelines effectively in reporting health research. This hands-on manual also describes over a dozen internationally recognised published guidelines such as CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA.