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ArticleBMC medicine2014

STORIES statement: publication standards for healthcare education evidence synthesis.

Morris Gordon, Trevor Gibbs

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Article in BMC medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 18 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 18 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Public participation in healthcare students' education: An umbrella review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024
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  9. A theoretical systematic review of patient involvement in health and social care education.Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice · 2023
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  13. Educational Interventions to Improve Handover in Health Care: An Updated Systematic Review.Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges · 2018
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  14. Experiences of Patients with Mental Illness' Interactions with Medical Students: A Systematic Review.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2018
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  19. Postgraduate Psychiatric Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Morris Gordon
Trevor Gibbs

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvidence synthesis techniques in healthcare education have been enhanced through the activities of experts in the field and the Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) collaborative. Despite this, significant heterogeneity in techniques and reporting of healthcare education systematic review still exist and limit the usefulness of such reports. The aim of this project was to produce the STORIES (STructured apprOach to the Reporting In healthcare education of Evidence Synthesis) statement to offer a guide for reporting evidence synthesis in health education for use by authors and journal editors.

methodsA review of existing published evidence synthesis consensus statements was undertaken. A modified Delphi process was used. In stage one, expert participants were asked to state whether common existing items identified were relevant, to suggest relevant texts and specify any items they feel should be included. The results were analysed and a second stage commenced where all synthesised items were presented and participants asked to state whether they should be included or amend as needed. After further analysis, the full statement was sent for final review and comment.

resultsNineteen experts participated in the panel from 35 invitations. Thirteen text sources were proposed, six existing items amended and twelve new items synthesised. After stage two, 25 amended consensus items were proposed for inclusion. The final statement contains several items unique to this context, including description of relevant conceptual frameworks or theoretical constructs, description of qualitative methodologies with rationale for their choice and presenting the implications for educators in practice of the results obtained.

conclusionsAn international expert panel has agreed upon a consensus statement of 25 items for the reporting of evidence synthesis within healthcare education. This unique set of items is focused on context, rather than a specific methodology. This statement can be used for those writing for publication and reviewing such manuscripts to ensure reporting supports and best informs the wider healthcare education community.

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