BIQMR: Biostatistician's Impact on Quality in Medical Research

The reporting quality in medical research has recently been critically discussed. While reporting guidelines intend to maximize the value from funded research, and initiatives such as the EQUATOR network have been introduced to advance high quality reporting, the uptake of the guidelines by researchers could be improved. The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of a biostatistician to the reporting and methodological quality of health research, and to identify methodological knowledge gaps. The studay was conducted as a registered report.

Project Lead

Eva Furrer

External Collaborators

Ulrike Held, Stefanie von Felten

Publications

• Held U, Steigmiller K, Hediger M, Cammann VL, Garaiman A, et al. (2022) The incremental value of the contribution of a biostatistician to the reporting quality in health research—A retrospective, single center, observational cohort study. PLOS ONE 17(3): e0264819. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264819
• Held U, Steigmiller K, Hediger M, Gosteli M, Reeve KA, et al. (2020) Is reporting quality in medical publications associated with biostatisticians as co-authors? A registered report protocol. PLOS ONE 15(11): e0241897. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241897