Analysing and reporting of observational data: a systematic review informing the EULAR points to consider when analysing and reporting comparative effectiveness research with observational data in rheumatology

• Bruno Fautrel,
• Tanja A Stamm,
• Ziga Rotar,
• Delphine S Courvoisier,
• Maarten de Wit,
• Sytske Anne Bergstra,
• Simon R Stones,
• Joanna Kedra,
• Anja Strangfeld,
• Kimme L Hyrich,
• Lykke M Ørnbjerg

Affiliations

Bruno Fautrel

Institut Pierre Louis d`Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), UMR S 1136, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France

Tanja A Stamm

Section for Outcomes Research, Centre for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Complex Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria

Ziga Rotar

BioRx.si, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana & Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Delphine S Courvoisier

Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals & Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Maarten de Wit

Patient Research Partner, EULAR, Zaltbommel, The Netherlands

Sytske Anne Bergstra

Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Simon R Stones

EULAR patient research partner, Manchester, UK

Joanna Kedra

Institut Pierre Louis d`Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), UMR S 1136, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France

Anja Strangfeld

Programme area Epidemiology, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany

Kimme L Hyrich

Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Lykke M Ørnbjerg

Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark