Applying the Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care Checklist to Improve Reporting Quality in Primary Care Research in China

YANG  Hui, WANG  Yang, CHEN  Qingqi, LIU  Chenxi, GU  Jie, ZHAO  Yang, QIN  Jiangmei, CAO  Xinyang, Sturgiss  Elizabeth, Phillips  William R., XU  Yanli

doi:10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2024.A0026

Zhongguo quanke yixue (Feb 2025)

Applying the Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care Checklist to Improve Reporting Quality in Primary Care Research in China

YANG Hui, WANG Yang, CHEN Qingqi, LIU Chenxi, GU Jie, ZHAO Yang, QIN Jiangmei, CAO Xinyang, Sturgiss Elizabeth, Phillips William R., XU Yanli

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YANG Hui, WANG Yang, CHEN Qingqi, LIU Chenxi, GU Jie, ZHAO Yang, QIN Jiangmei, CAO Xinyang, Sturgiss Elizabeth, Phillips William R., XU Yanli: 1. School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne VIC 3168, Australia;2. Shanghai General Practice and Community Health Development Research Center, Shanghai 200090, China;3. Department of General Practice, Yangpu Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai 200090, China;4. Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China;5. School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China;6. Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China;7. Department of International Medical Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China;8. George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2050, Australia;9. School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3010, Australia;10. China National Health Development Research Center, Beijing 100044, China;11. Publishing House Co., Ltd. of Journal of Chinese General Practice, Beijing 100053, China;12. School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3168, Australia;13. Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2024.A0026
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 04
pp. 393 – 401

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In 2023, the Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care (CRISP) Working Group introduced a consensus checklist aimed at enhancing the quality, practicality, and dissemination of research reports in general practice and primary care. The editorial team of the Chinese General Practice Journal translated the CRISP checklist into Chinese and conducted a review of the current status of primary care research in China. The review identifies major problems in the field, including six common problems: "author-centered orientation" "overemphasis on authority" "uncritically adopting international experience" "lack of rigor in reporting methodologies" "inclusion of excessive and redundant information" and "lack of transparency". Finally, the editorial team encourages authors, editors, and reviewers in China to adopt the CRISP checklist to improve the quality of primary care research reports. Additionally, the review provides specific recommendations for applying the CRISP Checklist in various subfields, such as discipline development research, clinical research, health services research, health policy research, medical education research, and community epidemiological research.

general practice|primary care|research report|content|consensus

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ISSN: 1007-9572 (Print)
Publisher: Chinese General Practice Publishing House Co., Ltd
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Medicine
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