Journal article
A systematic review of quasi-experimental study designs in the fields of infection control and antibiotic resistance
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Vol.41(1), pp.77-82
07/01/2005
DOI: 10.1086/430713
PMID: 15937766
Abstract
We performed a systematic review of articles published during a 2-year period in 4 journals in the field of infectious diseases to determine the extent to which the quasi-experimental study design is used to evaluate infection control and antibiotic resistance. We evaluated studies on the basis of the following criteria: type of quasi-experimental study design used, justification of the use of the design, use of correct nomenclature to describe the design, and recognition of potential limitations of the design. A total of 73 articles featured a quasi-experimental study design. Twelve (16%) were associated with a quasi-experimental design involving a control group. Three (4%) provided justification for the use of the quasi-experimental study design. Sixteen (22%) used correct nomenclature to describe the study. Seventeen (23%) mentioned at least 1 of the potential limitations of the use of a quasi-experimental study design. The quasi-experimental study is used frequently in studies of infection control and antibiotic resistance. Efforts to improve the conduct and presentation of quasi-experimental studies are urgently needed to more rigorously evaluate interventions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A systematic review of quasi-experimental study designs in the fields of infection control and antibiotic resistance
- Creators
- Anthony D Harris - Division of Health Care Outcomes Research, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. aharris@epi.umaryland.eduEbbing LautenbachEli Perencevich
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Vol.41(1), pp.77-82
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1086/430713
- PMID
- 15937766
- ISSN
- 1058-4838
- eISSN
- 1537-6591
- Grant note
- DK-02987-01 / NIDDK NIH HHS K23 AI01752-01A1 / NIAID NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2005
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983779493902771
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