의학연구논문의 방법론 및 통계처리기법의 타당성 평가를 위한 점검표 개발

• 영문명: Development Of A Checklist For Assessing The Methodological And Statistical Validity Of Medical Articles
• 발행기관: 한국의학교육학회
• 저자명: 안윤옥(Yoon Ok Ahn) 이형기(Hyeong Ki Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『Korean Journal of Medical Education』제3권 제1호, 19~35쪽, 전체 17쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 1991.06.30

영문 초록

It is necessary for medical readers or reviewers to assess critically the methodological and statistical validity of medical articles before accepting their results or conclusion. The authors develope d a validity-assessing checklist of 21 items. Among them 14 items for methodological validity included the followings : clear statement of research hypothesis or specific aims, suitable focus, definition of study population (or subjects), eligibility criteria, exclusion criteria, appropriateness of samples, description of methods in detail, desconclusion of accuracy, description of reliability, presence of control, susceptability bias, performance bias, detection bias, transfer bias. The last 5 items are applicable only to analytic study. And 7 errors to statistical validity : incomplete description of basic data, statistical test performed yet not defined, incomplete description of power or confidence interval, inadequate description of measures of central tendency or dispersion, incorrect analysis, multiplicity on hypothesis testing, unwarranted conclusion. The first 3 items are errors of omission , and the other are errors of commission . The authors suggest the checklist be very helpful, but not perfect. Critical mind is needed, which enables someone to distinguish minor errors from major fallacies.

목차

1. 머리말-점검표 개발의 배경

2. 방법론적 타당성을 평가하기 위한 점검표

3. 통계처리기법의 타당성을 평가하기 위한 점검표

4. 맺음말-점검표의 타당도 및 신뢰도, 한계

참고문헌

부록: 본 논문에 인용된 기발표 원저(대한의학협회지)

키워드

validity assessment checklist medical articles