ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2017
Research Designs and Statistical Methods Trends in the Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Frequency of the Statistical Methods and Relation with Acceptance Period in Archives of Iranian Medicine Articles: A Review from 2015-2019.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2022Review
- A Bibliometric Analysis Using Alternative Metrics for Articles in the Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2020Article
- Trends in statistical methods in articles published in Archives of Plastic Surgery between 2012 and 2017.Archives of plastic surgery · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate trends of the research designs and statistical methods in the
methodsThe 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.
resultsIn 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.
conclusionThis 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.
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