A scoping review establishes need for consensus guidance on reporting health equity in observational studies

Wang, Xiaoqin, Dewidar, Omar, Rizvi, Anita, Huang, Jimmy, Desai, Payaam, Doyle, Rebecca, Ghogomu, Elizabeth, Rader, Tamara, Nicholls, Stuart G., Antequera, Alba, Krentel, Alison, Shea, Beverley, Hardy, Billie-Jo, Chamberlain, Catherine, Wiysonge, Charles S., Feng, Cindy, Juando-Prats, Clara, Lawson, Daeria O., Obuku, Ekwaro A., Kristjansson, Elizabeth, von Elm, Erik, Wang, Harry, Ellingwood, Holly, Waddington, Hugh Sharma, Ramke, Jacqueline, Elizabeth Jull, Janet, Hatcher-Roberts, Janet, Tufte, Janice, Little, Julian, Mbuagbaw, Lawrence, Weeks, Laura, Niba, Loveline Lum, Cuervo, Luis Gabriel, Wolfenden, Luke, Kasonde, Mwenya, Avey, Marc T., Sharp, Melissa K., Mahande, Michael Johnson, Nkangu, Miriam, Magwood, Olivia, Craig, Peter, Tugwell, Peter, Funnell, Sarah, Noorduyn, S.G., Kredo, Tamara, Horsley, Tanya, Young, Taryn, Pantoja, Tomas, Bhutta, Zulfiqar, Martel, Andrea and Welch, Vivian A. (2023) 'A scoping review establishes need for consensus guidance on reporting health equity in observational studies'. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol 160, pp. 126-140.

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Abstract

Objective
To evaluate the support from the available guidance on reporting of health equity in research for our candidate items and to identify additional items for the STROBE (Strengthening Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology)-Equity extension.

Study design and setting
We conducted a scoping review by searching Embase, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Methodology Register, LILACS, and Caribbean Centre on Health Sciences Information up to January 2022. We also searched reference lists and grey literature for additional resources. We included guidance and assessments (hereafter termed “resources”) related to conduct and/or reporting for any type of health research with or about people experiencing health inequity.

Results
We included thirty-four resources, which supported one or more candidate items or contributed to new items about health equity reporting in observational research. Each candidate item was supported by a median of six (range: 1 - 15) resources. In addition, 12 resources suggested 13 new items, such as “report the background of investigators”.

Conclusions
Existing resources for reporting health equity in observational studies aligned with our interim checklist of candidate items. We also identified additional items that will be considered in the development of a consensus- and evidence-based guideline for reporting health equity in observational studies.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	W General Medicine. Health Professions > Health Services. Patients and Patient Advocacy > W 84.4 Quality of Health Care
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.06.009
SWORD Depositor:	JISC Pubrouter
Depositing User:	JISC Pubrouter
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2023 15:14
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2024 15:05
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/22649

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