Hircock Caroline, Lin Xue-Wei, Lansang Rafael P, Leveille Cameron F, Gallo Lucas, Thoma Achilles
Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Hand (N Y). 2024 Jan 24:15589447231225271. doi: 10.1177/15589447231225271.
No formal review of qualitative research in hand surgery has been previously performed. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the reporting quality of hand surgery qualitative research with the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR), a 21-item checklist. The secondary objectives were to describe qualitative research in hand surgery by domain, determine differences in reporting quality based on use of a reporting guideline, publication of SRQR and journal of publication, and to identify important outcomes in hand surgery conditions. Fifty-five studies were included from MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and Emcare. The median SRQR score was 16. The lowest reported sections were , and Qualitative research was found in multiple domains of hand surgery. There was a significant difference between papers that used a reporting guideline and studies published after the publication of the SRQR. Clinical/medical/basic science journals had the highest median SRQR score. Outcomes identified were pain for carpal tunnel syndrome and pain, function, unintentional harm, recurrence, and recovery time for Dupuytren disease. To further improve reporting quality in hand surgery qualitative research, we recommend that investigators ensure they provide rationale for their methodology and become familiar with the SRQR guidelines.
此前尚未对手外科定性研究进行过正式审查。本研究的主要目的是使用包含21个条目的《定性研究报告标准》（SRQR）评估手外科定性研究的报告质量。次要目的是按领域描述手外科定性研究，根据报告指南的使用情况、SRQR的发表情况和发表期刊确定报告质量的差异，并确定手外科疾病的重要结局。从MEDLINE、Embase、PsycINFO和Emcare中纳入了55项研究。SRQR的中位数分数为16分。报告最少的部分是[此处原文缺失具体部分内容]。在手外科的多个领域都发现了定性研究。使用报告指南的论文与SRQR发表后发表的研究之间存在显著差异。临床/医学/基础科学期刊的SRQR中位数分数最高。确定的结局包括腕管综合征的疼痛以及掌腱膜挛缩症的疼痛、功能、意外伤害、复发和恢复时间。为了进一步提高手外科定性研究的报告质量，我们建议研究人员确保为其方法提供理论依据，并熟悉SRQR指南。
