Quality of reporting in chiropractic mixed methods research: a methodological review protocol

Mixed methods designs are increasingly used in health care research to enrich findings. However, little is known about the frequency of use of this methodology in chiropractic research, or the quality of reporting among chiropractic studies using mixed methods. To quantify the use and quality of mix...

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Published in:Chiropractic & manual therapies 2021-09, Vol.29 (1), p.35-35, Article 35
Main Authors: Emary, Peter C, Stuber, Kent J, Mbuagbaw, Lawrence, Oremus, Mark, Nolet, Paul S, Nash, Jennifer V, Bauman, Craig A, Ciraco, Carla, Couban, Rachel J, Busse, Jason W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Bias
Chiropractic
Chiropractic medicine
Data collection
Health services
Health Services Research
Humans
Impact factors
Methodological review
Methods
Mixed methods research
Reporting quality
Review Literature as Topic
Study Protocol
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Summary:Mixed methods designs are increasingly used in health care research to enrich findings. However, little is known about the frequency of use of this methodology in chiropractic research, or the quality of reporting among chiropractic studies using mixed methods. To quantify the use and quality of mixed methods in chiropractic research, and explore the association of study characteristics (e.g., authorship, expertise, journal impact factor, country and year of publication) with reporting quality. We will conduct a systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Index to Chiropractic Literature to identify all chiropractic mixed methods studies published from inception of each database to December 31, 2020. Articles reporting the use of both qualitative and quantitative methods, or mixed qualitative methods, will be included. Pairs of reviewers will perform article screening, data extraction, risk of bias with the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT), and appraisal of reporting quality using the Good Reporting of A Mixed Methods Study (GRAMMS) guideline. We will explore the correlation between GRAMMS and MMAT scores, and construct generalized estimating equations to explore factors associated with reporting quality. This will be the first methodological review to examine the reporting quality of published mixed methods studies involving chiropractic research. The results of our review will inform opportunities to improve reporting in chiropractic mixed methods studies. Our results will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed publication and presented publicly at conferences and as part of a doctoral thesis.
ISSN:2045-709X
2045-709X
DOI:10.1186/s12998-021-00395-0