title: Guidelines for Reporting Medical Research: A Critical Appraisal.
abstract: As a response to a low quality of reporting of medical research, guidelines for several different types of study design have been developed to secure accurate reporting and transparency for reviewers and readers from the scientific community. Herein, we review and discuss the six most widely accepted and used guidelines: PRISMA, CONSORT, STROBE, MOOSE, STARD, and SPIRIT. It is concluded that the implementation of these guidelines has led to only a moderate improvement in the quality of the reporting of medical research. There is still much work to be done to achieve accurate and transparent reporting of medical research findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark; Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark.
authors.forename: Mathilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark; Department of Dermatology, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark.
authors.forename: Simon Francis
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Thomsen