Evidence hierarchies relating to hand surgery: current status and improvement. A bibliometric analysis study

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Autor(a) principal: Barroso,Thaís Silva
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Cavalcante,Marcelo Cortês, Santos,João Baptista Gomes dos, Belloti,João Carlos, Faloppa,Flávio, Moraes,Vinícius Ynoe de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: São Paulo medical journal (Online)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hierarchy of evidence is an important measurement for assessing quality of literature. Information regarding quality of evidence within the Brazilian hand surgery setting is sparse, especially regarding whether research has improved in either quality or quantity. This study aimed to identify and classify hand surgery studies published in the two most important Brazilian orthopedics journals based on hierarchy of evidence, with comparisons with previously published data. DESIGN AND SETTING: Bibliometric analysis study performed in a federal university. METHODS: Two independent researchers conducted an electronic database search for hand surgery studies published between 2010 and 2016 in Acta Ortopédica Brasileira and Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia. Eligible studies were subsequently classified according to methodological design, based on the Haynes pyramid model (HP) and the JBJS/AAOS levels of evidence and grades of recommendations (LOR). Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered regarding all studies. Previous data were considered to assess whether the proportion of high-quality studies had improved over time (2000-2009 versus 2010-2016). RESULTS: The final analysis included 123 studies, mostly originating from the southeastern region (78.8%) and private institutions (65%), with self-funding (91.8%). Methodological assessment showed that 15.4% were classified as level I/II using HP and 16.4% using LOR. No significant difference in proportions of high-quality studies was found between the two periods of time assessed (5% versus 12%; P = 0.13). CONCLUSION: Approximately 15% of hand surgery studies published in two major Brazilian journals were likely to be classified as high-quality through two different systems. Moreover, no trend towards quality-of-evidence improvement was found over the last 15 years.
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spelling Evidence hierarchies relating to hand surgery: current status and improvement. A bibliometric analysis studyHandOrthopedicsEvidence-based medicineABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hierarchy of evidence is an important measurement for assessing quality of literature. Information regarding quality of evidence within the Brazilian hand surgery setting is sparse, especially regarding whether research has improved in either quality or quantity. This study aimed to identify and classify hand surgery studies published in the two most important Brazilian orthopedics journals based on hierarchy of evidence, with comparisons with previously published data. DESIGN AND SETTING: Bibliometric analysis study performed in a federal university. METHODS: Two independent researchers conducted an electronic database search for hand surgery studies published between 2010 and 2016 in Acta Ortopédica Brasileira and Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia. Eligible studies were subsequently classified according to methodological design, based on the Haynes pyramid model (HP) and the JBJS/AAOS levels of evidence and grades of recommendations (LOR). Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered regarding all studies. Previous data were considered to assess whether the proportion of high-quality studies had improved over time (2000-2009 versus 2010-2016). RESULTS: The final analysis included 123 studies, mostly originating from the southeastern region (78.8%) and private institutions (65%), with self-funding (91.8%). Methodological assessment showed that 15.4% were classified as level I/II using HP and 16.4% using LOR. No significant difference in proportions of high-quality studies was found between the two periods of time assessed (5% versus 12%; P = 0.13). CONCLUSION: Approximately 15% of hand surgery studies published in two major Brazilian journals were likely to be classified as high-quality through two different systems. Moreover, no trend towards quality-of-evidence improvement was found over the last 15 years.Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM2017-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802017000600556Sao Paulo Medical Journal v.135 n.6 2017reponame:São Paulo medical journal (Online)instname:Associação Paulista de Medicinainstacron:APM10.1590/1516-3180.2017.0146260617info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBarroso,Thaís SilvaCavalcante,Marcelo CortêsSantos,João Baptista Gomes dosBelloti,João CarlosFaloppa,FlávioMoraes,Vinícius Ynoe deeng2017-12-14T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1516-31802017000600556Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/spmjhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevistas@apm.org.br1806-94601516-3180opendoar:2017-12-14T00:00São Paulo medical journal (Online) - Associação Paulista de Medicinafalse
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title Evidence hierarchies relating to hand surgery: current status and improvement. A bibliometric analysis study
spellingShingle Evidence hierarchies relating to hand surgery: current status and improvement. A bibliometric analysis study
Barroso,Thaís Silva
Hand
Orthopedics
Evidence-based medicine
title_short Evidence hierarchies relating to hand surgery: current status and improvement. A bibliometric analysis study
title_full Evidence hierarchies relating to hand surgery: current status and improvement. A bibliometric analysis study
title_fullStr Evidence hierarchies relating to hand surgery: current status and improvement. A bibliometric analysis study
title_full_unstemmed Evidence hierarchies relating to hand surgery: current status and improvement. A bibliometric analysis study
title_sort Evidence hierarchies relating to hand surgery: current status and improvement. A bibliometric analysis study
author Barroso,Thaís Silva
author_facet Barroso,Thaís Silva
Cavalcante,Marcelo Cortês
Santos,João Baptista Gomes dos
Belloti,João Carlos
Faloppa,Flávio
Moraes,Vinícius Ynoe de
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author2 Cavalcante,Marcelo Cortês
Santos,João Baptista Gomes dos
Belloti,João Carlos
Faloppa,Flávio
Moraes,Vinícius Ynoe de
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Cavalcante,Marcelo Cortês
Santos,João Baptista Gomes dos
Belloti,João Carlos
Faloppa,Flávio
Moraes,Vinícius Ynoe de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hand
Orthopedics
Evidence-based medicine
topic Hand
Orthopedics
Evidence-based medicine
description ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hierarchy of evidence is an important measurement for assessing quality of literature. Information regarding quality of evidence within the Brazilian hand surgery setting is sparse, especially regarding whether research has improved in either quality or quantity. This study aimed to identify and classify hand surgery studies published in the two most important Brazilian orthopedics journals based on hierarchy of evidence, with comparisons with previously published data. DESIGN AND SETTING: Bibliometric analysis study performed in a federal university. METHODS: Two independent researchers conducted an electronic database search for hand surgery studies published between 2010 and 2016 in Acta Ortopédica Brasileira and Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia. Eligible studies were subsequently classified according to methodological design, based on the Haynes pyramid model (HP) and the JBJS/AAOS levels of evidence and grades of recommendations (LOR). Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered regarding all studies. Previous data were considered to assess whether the proportion of high-quality studies had improved over time (2000-2009 versus 2010-2016). RESULTS: The final analysis included 123 studies, mostly originating from the southeastern region (78.8%) and private institutions (65%), with self-funding (91.8%). Methodological assessment showed that 15.4% were classified as level I/II using HP and 16.4% using LOR. No significant difference in proportions of high-quality studies was found between the two periods of time assessed (5% versus 12%; P = 0.13). CONCLUSION: Approximately 15% of hand surgery studies published in two major Brazilian journals were likely to be classified as high-quality through two different systems. Moreover, no trend towards quality-of-evidence improvement was found over the last 15 years.
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