Reporting stAndards for research in PedIatric Dentistry (RAPID): an expert consensus-based statement

BMC Oral Health

Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu¹  Jayakumar Jayaraman²  Ekta Priya³  Daniela P. Raggio⁴  Mike Clarke⁵  Nicola P. T. Innes⁶  Noel K. Childers⁷  Jan Clarkson⁸  Vineet Dhar⁹  Timothy J. Wright^1,10  Kevin J. Donly^1,11  Nigel King^1,12 

[1] College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates;Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, 520 North 12th Street, 23298, Richmond, VA, USA;Division of Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil;Queen’s University Belfast, BT7 1NN, Belfast, UK;School of Dentistry, CF14 4XY, Cardiff, Wales, UK;School of Dentistry, University of Alabama, 35233, Birmingham, AL, USA;University of Dundee, DD1 4HR, Dundee, UK;University of Maryland School of Dentistry, 21201, Baltimore, MD, USA;University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, 27514, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;University of Texas Health School of Dentistry, 78229, San Antonio, TX, USA;University of Western Australia, 6009, Perth, WA, Australia;

关键词: RAPID;    Pediatric dentistry;    Children;    Reporting;    Guidelines;    Delphi;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12903-021-01698-7

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundReporting guidelines for different study designs are currently available to report studies with accuracy and transparency. There is a need to develop supplementary guideline items that are specific to areas within Pediatric Dentistry. This study aims to develop Reporting stAndards for research in PedIatric Dentistry (RAPID) guidelines using a pre-defined expert consensus-based Delphi process.MethodsThe development of the RAPID guidelines was based on the Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines. Following a comprehensive search of the literature, the Executive Group identified ten themes in Pediatric Dentistry and compiled a draft checklist of items under each theme. The themes were categorized as: General, Oral Medicine, Pathology and Radiology, Children with Special Health Care Needs, Sedation and Hospital Dentistry, Behavior Guidance, Dental Caries, Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, Pulp Therapy, Traumatology, and Interceptive Orthodontics. A RAPID Delphi Group (RDG) was formed comprising of 69 members from 15 countries across six continents. Items were scored using a 9-point rating Likert scale. Items achieving a score of seven and above, marked by at least 70% of RDG members were accepted into the RAPID checklist items. Weighted mean scores were calculated for each item. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 and one-way ANOVA was used to calculate the difference in the weighted mean scores between the themes.ResultsThe final RAPID checklist comprised of 128 items that were finalized and approved by the RDG members in the online consensus meeting. The percentage for high scores (scores 7 to 9) ranged from 69.57 to 100% for individual items. The overall weighted mean score of the final items ranged from 7.51 to 8.28 (out of 9) and the difference was statistically significant between the themes (p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe RAPID statement provides guidance to researchers, authors, reviewers and editors, to ensure that all elements relevant to particular studies are adequately reported.

【 授权许可】

CC BY