STROBE initiative: guidelines on reporting observational studies

Authors

  • Monica Malta Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca; Departamento de Ciências Sociais
  • Leticia Oliveira Cardoso Fiocruz; ENSP; Departamento de Epidemiologia e Métodos Quantitativos em Saúde
  • Francisco Inacio Bastos Fiocruz; Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde; Laboratório de Informação em Saúde
  • Monica Maria Ferreira Magnanini Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva
  • Cosme Marcelo Furtado Passos da Silva Fiocruz; ENSP; Departamento de Epidemiologia e Métodos Quantitativos em Saúde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102010000300021

Keywords:

Observational Studies, Epidemiologic Studies, Statistical Methods and Procedures, Health Research Evaluation, Checklist, Translations

Abstract

Reporting of observational studies is often inadequate, hampering the assessment of their strengths and weaknesses and, consequently, the generalization of study results. The initiative named Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) developed a checklist of 22 items, the STROBE Statement, with recommendations about what should be included in a more accurate and complete description of observational studies. Between June and December 2008, a group of Brazilian researchers was dedicated to the translation and adaptation of the STROBE Statement into Portuguese. The present study aimed to show the translation into Portuguese, introduce the discussion on the context of use, the potential and limitations of the STROBE initiative.

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Published

2010-06-01

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 3 (2010)

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How to Cite

Malta, M., Cardoso, L. O., Bastos, F. I., Magnanini, M. M. F., & Silva, C. M. F. P. da. (2010). STROBE initiative: guidelines on reporting observational studies . Revista De Saúde Pública, 44(3), 559-565. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102010000300021