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Revisiting the Quality of Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Nursing Literature.

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Adams, YJ; Kamp, K; Liu, CC; Stommel, M; Thana, K; Broome, ME; Smith, B
Published in: Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
March 2018

To examine and update the literature on the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) as reported in top nursing journals, based on manuscripts' adherence to the CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines.Descriptive review of adherence of RCT manuscript to CONSORT guidelines.Top 40 International Scientific Indexing (ISI) ranked nursing journals that published 20 or more RCTs between 2010 and 2014, were included in the study. Selected articles were randomly assigned to four reviewers who assessed the quality of the articles using the CONSORT checklist. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.A total of 119 articles were included in the review. The mean CONSORT score significantly differed by journal but did not differ based on year of publication. The least consistently reported items included random allocation, who randomly assigned participants and whether those administering the interventions were blinded to group assignment.Although progress has been made, there is still room for improvement in the quality of RCT reporting in nursing journals. Special attention must be paid to how adequately studies adhere to the CONSORT prior to publication in nursing journals.Evidence from (RCTs) are thought to provide the best evidence for evaluating the impact of treatments and interventions by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Since the evidence may be used for the development of clinical practice guidelines, it is critical that RCTs be designed, conducted, and reported appropriately and precisely.

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Published In

Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

DOI

EISSN

1547-5069

ISSN

1527-6546

Publication Date

March 2018

Volume

50

Issue

2

Start / End Page

200 / 209

Related Subject Headings

  • Research Design
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Nursing Research
  • Nursing
  • Nursing
  • Humans
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Checklist
  • 4205 Nursing
 

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Adams, Y. J., Kamp, K., Liu, C. C., Stommel, M., Thana, K., Broome, M. E., & Smith, B. (2018). Revisiting the Quality of Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Nursing Literature. Journal of Nursing Scholarship : An Official Publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 50(2), 200–209. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12368
Adams, Yenupini Joyce, Kendra Kamp, Cheng Ching Liu, Manfred Stommel, Kanjana Thana, Marion E. Broome, and Barbara Smith. “Revisiting the Quality of Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Nursing Literature.Journal of Nursing Scholarship : An Official Publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 50, no. 2 (March 2018): 200–209. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12368.
Adams YJ, Kamp K, Liu CC, Stommel M, Thana K, Broome ME, et al. Revisiting the Quality of Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Nursing Literature. Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. 2018 Mar;50(2):200–9.
Adams, Yenupini Joyce, et al. “Revisiting the Quality of Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Nursing Literature.Journal of Nursing Scholarship : An Official Publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, vol. 50, no. 2, Mar. 2018, pp. 200–09. Epmc, doi:10.1111/jnu.12368.
Adams YJ, Kamp K, Liu CC, Stommel M, Thana K, Broome ME, Smith B. Revisiting the Quality of Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Nursing Literature. Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. 2018 Mar;50(2):200–209.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

DOI

EISSN

1547-5069

ISSN

1527-6546

Publication Date

March 2018

Volume

50

Issue

2

Start / End Page

200 / 209

Related Subject Headings

  • Research Design
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Nursing Research
  • Nursing
  • Nursing
  • Humans
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Checklist
  • 4205 Nursing