Reporting guidelines
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Reporting guidelines in The Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR), which conducted Delphi technique or modified Delphi technique, published since January 1, 2011, and registered in EQUATOR on or before June 14, 2019. We will only include the most recent versions of reporting guidelines, written in English.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Reporting guidelines in EQUATOR, published before January 1, 2011.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The trends about the proportion of Delphi method on all the reporting guidelines in EQUATOR Network by calendar years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The relationship between "whether conducting Delphi method was described or not" and the following indicators: year of publication, number of authors, impact factor, sources of funding (none, industry, non-industry, unclear), multiple publications, and whether the guidelines are published in open access policy or not. 2. The reporting quality score of the Delphi method. | — |
Countries
Japan,Asia(except Japan),North America,South America,Australia,Europe,Africa
Contacts
Seichiryo Hospital Department of Psychiatry