Quality of observational studies in prestigious journals of occupational medicine and health based on Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Javad Aghazadeh-Attari, Kazhal Mobaraki, Jamal Ahmadzadeh, Behnam Mansorian, Iraj Mohebbi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2018-05-01
• Series: BMC Research Notes
• Subjects: STROBE statement; Observational studies; Occupational medicine and health; Authors; Reviewers; Editors
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3367-9
• ISSN: 1756-0500

Abstract Objective The present study applied the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement to observational studies published in prestigious occupational medicine and health journals. Results A total of 60 articles was evaluated. All sub-items were reported in 63.74% (95% confidence interval [CI], 56.24–71.24%), not reported in 29.70% (95% CI, 20.2–39.2%), and not applicable in 6.56% (95% CI, 4.86–8.26%) of the studies. Of the 45 sub-items investigated in this survey, eight were reported 100% of the time, 13 were addressed in more than 90% of the articles, 22 were included in more than 75% of the studies, and 27 sub-items were applied in more than 50% of the articles published in the journals included in this study.