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Assessing the Quality of Published Surveys in Ophthalmology.
Tran, Elaine M; Tran, Megan M; Clark, Melissa A; Scott, Ingrid U; Margo, Curtis E; Cosenza, Carol; Johnson, Timothy P; Greenberg, Paul B.
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  • Tran EM; Division of Ophthalmology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University , Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Tran MM; Section of Ophthalmology, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Clark MA; Division of Ophthalmology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University , Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Scott IU; Section of Ophthalmology, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Margo CE; Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, Brown University , Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Cosenza C; Departments of Ophthalmology and Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine , Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Johnson TP; Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology and Cell Biology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida , Tampa, Florida, USA.
  • Greenberg PB; Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts Boston , Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ophthalmic Epidemiol ; 27(5): 339-343, 2020 10.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32248737
PURPOSE: Surveys are an important research modality in ophthalmology, but their quality has not been rigorously assessed. This study evaluated the quality of published ophthalmic surveys. METHODS: Three survey methodologists, three senior ophthalmologists, and two research assistants developed a survey evaluation instrument focused on survey development and testing; sampling frame; response bias; results reporting; and ethics. Two investigators used the instrument to assess the quality of all ophthalmic surveys that were published between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018; indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, and/or Web of Science; contained the search terms "ophthalmology" and "survey" or "questionnaire" in the title and/or abstract; and were available in English. RESULTS: The search identified 626 articles; 60 met the eligibility criteria and were assessed with the survey evaluation instrument. Most surveys (93%; 56/60) defined the study population; 48% (29/60) described how question items were chosen; 30% (18/60) provided the survey for review or described the questions in sufficient detail; 30% (18/60) were pre-tested or piloted; 25% (15/60) reported validity/clinical sensibility testing; 15% (9/60) described techniques used to assess non-response bias; and 63% (38/60) documented review by an institutional review board (IRB). CONCLUSION: The quality of published ophthalmic surveys can be improved by focusing on survey development, pilot testing, non-response bias and institutional review board review. The survey evaluation instrument can help guide researchers in conducting quality ophthalmic surveys and assist journal editors in evaluating surveys submitted for publication.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Oftalmología Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Systematic_reviews Aspecto: Ethics Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Ophthalmic Epidemiol Asunto de la revista: EPIDEMIOLOGIA / OFTALMOLOGIA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Oftalmología Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Systematic_reviews Aspecto: Ethics Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Ophthalmic Epidemiol Asunto de la revista: EPIDEMIOLOGIA / OFTALMOLOGIA Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido