Kim Jinmo, Yoon Seihee, Kang Jung Joong, Han Kyunghwa, Kim Jong Moon, Kim Shin Kyoung
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju, Korea.
Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ann Rehabil Med. 2017 Jun;41(3):475-482. doi: 10.5535/arm.2017.41.3.475. Epub 2017 Jun 29.
To investigate trends of the research designs and statistical methods in the (ARM) published from 2005 to 2015 through a comparison of articles with the (APMR).
The authors reviewed all articles published in ARM and APMR for the years 2005 and 2015 in order to determine their research designs as well as their statistical methods used in each article.
In ARM, randomized controlled trials increased from 4.5% in 2005 to 6.5% in 2015. In APMR, randomized controlled trials increased from 8.1% in 2005 to 14.0% in 2015, meta-analyses increased to 5.3%, and systematic reviews increased to 6%. The number of studies using statistical methods increased in ARM from 1.9 to 2.6 per article and in APMR, from 2.7 to 3.1. Use of advanced methods in ARM also showed an increase from 2005 to 2015.
This study concludes that there is a trend of increased awareness and attempts to use varied research approaches in ARM articles. There should also be more in-depth discussions and opportunities for researchers to share their experiences regarding statistical methods in the clinical field.
通过将《应用研究方法》（ARM）上发表的文章与《应用医学研究方法》（APMR）上的文章进行比较，调查2005年至2015年期间研究设计和统计方法的趋势。
作者回顾了2005年和2015年在ARM和APMR上发表的所有文章，以确定每篇文章的研究设计及其使用的统计方法。
在ARM中，随机对照试验从2005年的4.5%增加到2015年的6.5%。在APMR中，随机对照试验从2005年的8.1%增加到2015年的14.0%，荟萃分析增加到5.3%，系统评价增加到6%。使用统计方法的研究数量在ARM中从每篇文章1.9篇增加到2.6篇，在APMR中从2.7篇增加到3.1篇。ARM中先进方法的使用在2005年至2015年期间也有所增加。
本研究得出结论，ARM文章中存在对使用多种研究方法的认识增加和尝试的趋势。临床领域中关于统计方法，也应该有更多深入的讨论以及让研究人员分享经验的机会。
