| An assessment of the methodologic quality of medical education research studies published in The American Journal of Surgery. | |
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PMID: 19716888 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: This study examined the methodologic quality of medical education research published in The American Journal of Surgery (AJS) relative to other journals and in AJS itself over time. METHODS: Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI) scores were determined for 198 education studies published in 2003 in 13 peer-reviewed journals including AJS and all 38 AJS education studies published in 2007. RESULTS: In 2003, the mean (standard deviation) MERSQI scores of AJS studies were 11.03 (2.12) compared with 9.83 (2.37) for studies published in the other 12 journals (P = .03). AJS studies received higher scores for response rate (P < .001) and content validity (P = .03) than other journals. The mean MERSQI scores among AJS studies remained constant between 2003 and 2007 (12.03 [2.35] vs 11.03 [2.12], P = .13). CONCLUSIONS: Education studies published in AJS compared favorably with those published in other journals, and this quality was maintained over time. Nonetheless, there is room for improvement with respect to study designs and outcome assessment. |
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Authors:
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Darcy A Reed; Thomas J Beckman; Scott M Wright |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of surgery Volume: 198 ISSN: 1879-1883 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Surg. Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-31 Completed Date: 2009-09-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370473 Medline TA: Am J Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 442-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. reed.darcy@mayo.edu |
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Bibliometrics Education, Medical* Humans Periodicals as Topic* Publishing* Research / standards* Research Design Statistics, Nonparametric United States |
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