einstein (São Paulo). 12/Dec/2019;18:eED5316.
Adoption of protocols to improve quality of medical research
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020ED5316
The primary means of dissemination and sharing of scientific research results are publications in specialized journals. The quality and relevance of the investigation are assessed, among others, by the material that was published, which is usually the single public register of the research. Problems in this communication hinder the correct evaluation of a study and limit its effectiveness. Such a situation becomes critical becomes critical in a research field such as the health sciences, since it allows wrong decisions to me made by professionals, and consequently, a real potential of harm to the patients.()
Medical science requires evidence to identify problems, evaluate the accuracy of the diagnoses or prognoses, compare and assess interventions, describe their adverse or rarest effects, evaluate if an early detection test is really necessary, as well as how to compare intervention costs, among so many other factors. Scientific evidence is produced by means of several experimental approaches and, in general, but not only, by adopting study formats, such as observational studies, randomized studies with intervention, case reports, systematic reviews with meta-analysis, and the opinion of specialists.()
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