Improving the Reporting of Primary Care Research: An International Survey of Researchers.

Evidence-Based Medicine Faculty Family Medicine General Practice Health Communication Primary Health Care. Research Design Research Report Scholarly Communication Surveys and Questionnaires Translational Medical Research

Journal

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM
ISSN: 1558-7118
Titre abrégé: J Am Board Fam Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101256526

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Historique:
received: 29 05 2020
revised: 30 07 2020
accepted: 31 07 2020
entrez: 16 1 2021
pubmed: 17 1 2021
medline: 1 9 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To assess opportunities to improve reporting of primary care (PC) research to better meet the needs of its varied users. International, interprofessional online survey of PC researchers and users, 2018 to 2019. Respondents used Likert scales to rate frequency of difficulties in interpreting, synthesizing, and applying PC research reports. Free-text short answers were categorized by template analysis to record experiences, concerns, and suggestions. Areas of need were checked across existing reporting guidelines. Survey yielded 255 respondents across 24 nations, including 138 women (54.1%), 169 physicians (60%), 32 scientists (11%), 20 educators (7%), and 18 public health professionals (6%). Overall, 37.4% indicated difficulties using PC research reports "50% or more of the time." The most common problems were synthesizing findings (58%) and assessing generalizability (42%). Difficulty was reported by 49% for qualitative, 46% for mixed methods, and 38% for observational research. Most users wanted richer reporting of theoretical foundation (53.7%); teams, roles, and organization of care (53.4%); and patient involvement in the research process (52.7%). Few reported difficulties with ethics or disclosure of funding or conflicts. Free-text answers described special challenges in reporting PC research: context of clinical care and setting; practical details of interventions; patient-clinician and team relationships; and generalizability, applicability and impact in the great variety of PC settings. Cross-check showed that few current reporting guidelines focus on these needs. Opportunities exist to improve the reporting of PC research to make it more useful for its many users, suggesting a role for a PC research reporting guideline.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33452078
pii: 34/1/12
doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200266
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

12-21

Informations de copyright

© Copyright 2021 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interest: None.

Auteurs

William R Phillips (WR)

From the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (ES, GMR); Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (LH); Bond University, Robina, Australia (PG); Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (TOH, CVW); University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (AO); Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK (JR); Australia National University, Canberra, Australia (CVW). wphllps@uw.edu.

Elizabeth Sturgiss (E)

From the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (ES, GMR); Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (LH); Bond University, Robina, Australia (PG); Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (TOH, CVW); University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (AO); Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK (JR); Australia National University, Canberra, Australia (CVW).

Liesbeth Hunik (L)

From the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (ES, GMR); Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (LH); Bond University, Robina, Australia (PG); Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (TOH, CVW); University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (AO); Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK (JR); Australia National University, Canberra, Australia (CVW).

Paul Glasziou (P)

From the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (ES, GMR); Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (LH); Bond University, Robina, Australia (PG); Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (TOH, CVW); University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (AO); Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK (JR); Australia National University, Canberra, Australia (CVW).

Tim Olde Olde (Hartman T)

From the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (ES, GMR); Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (LH); Bond University, Robina, Australia (PG); Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (TOH, CVW); University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (AO); Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK (JR); Australia National University, Canberra, Australia (CVW).

Aaron Orkin (A)

From the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (ES, GMR); Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (LH); Bond University, Robina, Australia (PG); Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (TOH, CVW); University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (AO); Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK (JR); Australia National University, Canberra, Australia (CVW).

Joanne Reeve (J)

From the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (ES, GMR); Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (LH); Bond University, Robina, Australia (PG); Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (TOH, CVW); University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (AO); Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK (JR); Australia National University, Canberra, Australia (CVW).

Grant M Russell (GM)

From the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (ES, GMR); Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (LH); Bond University, Robina, Australia (PG); Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (TOH, CVW); University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (AO); Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK (JR); Australia National University, Canberra, Australia (CVW).

Chris van Weel (C)

From the University of Washington, Seattle, WA (WRP); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (ES, GMR); Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (LH); Bond University, Robina, Australia (PG); Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (TOH, CVW); University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (AO); Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK (JR); Australia National University, Canberra, Australia (CVW).

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