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Testing the PRISMA-Equity 2012 Reporting Guideline: the Perspectives of Systematic Review Authors

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Title
Testing the PRISMA-Equity 2012 Reporting Guideline: the Perspectives of Systematic Review Authors
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PLOS ONE, October 2013
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0075122
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Belinda J. Burford, Vivian Welch, Elizabeth Waters, Peter Tugwell, David Moher, Jennifer O’Neill, Tracey Koehlmoos, Mark Petticrew

Abstract

Reporting guidelines can be used to encourage standardised and comprehensive reporting of health research. In light of the global commitment to health equity, we have previously developed and published a reporting guideline for equity-focused systematic reviews (PRISMA-E 2012). The objectives of this study were to explore the utility of the equity extension items included in PRISMA-E 2012 from a systematic review author perspective, including facilitators and barriers to its use. This will assist in designing dissemination and knowledge translation strategies. We conducted a survey of systematic review authors to expose them to the new items in PRISMA-E 2012, establish the extent to which they had historically addressed those items in their own reviews, and gather feedback on the usefulness of the new items. Data were analysed using Microsoft Excel 2008 and Stata (version 11.2 for Mac). Of 151 respondents completing the survey, 18.5% (95% CI: 12.7% to 25.7%) had not heard of the PRISMA statement before, although 83.4% (95% CI: 77.5% to 89.3%) indicated that they plan to use PRISMA-E 2012 in the future, depending on the focus of their review. Most (68.9%; 95% CI: 60.8% to 76.2%) thought that using PRISMA-E 2012 would lead them to conduct their reviews differently. Important facilitators to using PRISMA-E 2012 identified by respondents were journal endorsement and incorporation of the elements of the guideline into systematic review software. Barriers identified were lack of time, word limits and the availability of equity data in primary research. This study has been the first to 'road-test' the new PRISMA-E 2012 reporting guideline and the findings are encouraging. They confirm the acceptability and potential utility of the guideline to assist review authors in reporting on equity in their reviews. The uptake and impact of PRISMA-E 2012 over time on design, conduct and reporting of primary research and systematic reviews should continue to be examined.

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Country Count As %
Ecuador 1 2%
Egypt 1 2%
Unknown 58 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 13 22%
Other 5 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 8%
Student > Master 5 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 8%
Other 18 30%
Unknown 9 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 16 27%
Social Sciences 9 15%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 5%
Business, Management and Accounting 3 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 5%
Other 12 20%
Unknown 14 23%
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