Protocol for development of the guideline for reporting evidence based practice educational interventions and teaching (GREET) statement.
BACKGROUND
There are an increasing number of studies reporting the efficacy of educational strategies to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills underpinning evidence based practice (EBP). To date there is no standardised guideline for describing the teaching, evaluation, context or content of EBP educational strategies. The heterogeneity in the reporting of EBP educational interventions makes comparisons between studies difficult. The aim of this program of research is to develop the Guideline for Reporting EBP Educational interventions and Teaching (GREET) statement and an accompanying explanation and elaboration (E&E) paper.


METHODS
Three stages are planned for the development process. Stage one will comprise a systematic review to identify features commonly reported in descriptions of EBP educational interventions. In stage two, corresponding authors of articles included in the systematic review and the editors of the journals in which these studies were published will be invited to participate in a Delphi process to reach consensus on items to be considered when reporting EBP educational interventions. The final stage of the project will include the development and pilot testing of the GREET statement and E&E paper.


RESULTS
The final outcome will be the creation of a Guideline for Reporting EBP Educational interventions and Teaching (GREET) statement and E&E paper.


CONCLUSIONS
The reporting of health research including EBP educational research interventions, have been criticised for a lack of transparency and completeness. The development of the GREET statement will enable the standardised reporting of EBP educational research. This will provide a guide for researchers, reviewers and publishers for reporting EBP educational interventions.
School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, GPO box 2471, Adelaide 5001, Australia. anna.phillips@mymail.unisa.edu.au
Anna C
AC
Phillips
Lucy K
LK
Lewis
Maureen P
MP
McEvoy
James
J
Galipeau
Paul
P
Glasziou
Marilyn
M
Hammick
David
D
Moher
Julie
J
Tilson
Marie T
MT
Williams
D003697:Delphi Technique; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods