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Adaptation of Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Tools for Cohort and Case-Control Study Checklists into Turkish

Year 2023, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 359 - 366, 15.01.2024

Özge Karakaya Suzan , Tuğçe Kolukısa , Gülşah Hür , Hamide Zengin , Ayşe Eroğlu , Elif Erbay Özdede , Seda Tecik , Nursan Çınar

https://doi.org/10.53478/yuksekogretim.1190017

Abstract

In a systematic review, evaluating the methodological quality of the studies to be included is essential. This study aims to adapt the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Tools, Checklists for Cohort and Case-Control Studies into Turkish to assess the quality of studies in cohort and case-control research design. The study examined the language equivalence of the Checklists for the JBI Cohort and Case- Control Studies through back-translation. Their content validity was analyzed by expert opinions, and their reliability was examined through inter-rater reliability analysis. The content validity index (CVI) was used to evaluate the expert opinions. Reliability was evaluated by Kappa analysis. The relationship between the evaluators was examined using the Spearman Correlation analysis. Expert evaluations revealed CVI=0.930 for cohort studies and CVI=0.942 for case-control studies. The Kappa value was 0.478 for cohort studies and 0.619 for case-control studies. The relationship between evaluators was calculated as r=.802 for cohort studies and r=.753 (p<.005) for case-control studies. It was determined that the Turkish version of the “JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Cohort and Case- Control Studies” is a valid tool that can be used to evaluate the quality of studies with cohort and case-control research design.

Keywords

Quality assessment Cohort study Case control study validity reliability

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Joanna Briggs Enstitüsü (JBI) Kritik Değerlendirme Araçlarından Kohort ve Vaka Kontrol Çalışmaları için Kontrol Listelerinin Türkçe’ye Uyarlaması

Year 2023, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 359 - 366, 15.01.2024

Özge Karakaya Suzan , Tuğçe Kolukısa , Gülşah Hür , Hamide Zengin , Ayşe Eroğlu , Elif Erbay Özdede , Seda Tecik , Nursan Çınar

https://doi.org/10.53478/yuksekogretim.1190017

Abstract

Sistematik derlemelerde dahil edilen çalışmaların metodolojik kalitesinin değerlendirilmesi önemlidir. Bu çalışma ile Kohort ve vaka kontrol araştırma tasarımındaki çalışmaların kalitesini değerlendirmek için “Joanna Briggs Enstitüsü (JBI) Kritik Değerlendirme Araçlarından Kohort ve Vaka Kontrol Çalışmaları için Kontrol Listelerinin Türkçe’ye Uyarlaması” amaçlanmıştır. JBI Kohort ve Vaka Kontrol Çalışmaları için Kontrol Listeleri’nin dil eşdeğerliği geri-çeviri yöntemi; kapsam geçerliği uzman görüşüne başvurularak; güvenirliği gözlemciler arası güvenirlik ile incelenmiştir. Uzman görüşlerinin değerlendirilmesi için kapsam geçerlik indeksi (KGİ) kullanılmıştır. Güvenilirlik, Kappa analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Değerlendiriciler arasındaki ilişki Spearman Korelasyon analizi ile bakılmıştır.Uzman değerlendirmelerine göre kohort çalışmaları için KGİ=0.930, vaka
kontrol çalışmaları için KGİ=0.942 olarak bulunmuştur. Kohort çalışmaları için kappa katsayısı 0.478, vaka kontrol çalışmaları için kappa katsayısı ise 0.619 bulunmuştur. Değerlendiriciler arasındaki ilişki kohort çalışamaları için r=.802, vaka kontrol çalışmaları için ise r=.753 (p<.005) olarak hesaplanmıştır.Türkçe’ye uyarlanan “Kohortve Vaka Kontrol Çalışmaları İçin Kritik Değerlendirme Kontrol Listeleri’nin kohort ve vaka kontrol araştırma tasarımına sahip çalışmaların kalitesini değerlendirmede kullanılabilecek güvenli bir araç olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

Kalite değerlendirme kohort çalışaması vaka kontrol çalışması geçerlilik güvenilirlik

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  • Capili, B., & Anastasi, J. (2021). Cohort studies. AJN, The American Journal of Nursing, 121(12), 45-48. https://doi.org/10.1097/01. naj.0000803196.49507.08
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  • Farrah, K., Young, K., Tunis, M.C., Zhao, L.(2019). Risk of bias tools in systematic reviews of health interventions: an analysis of PROSPERO-registered protocols. Systematic reviews, 8(1), 280. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-019-1172-8
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  • Hur, G., Cinar, N., Suzan, O.K. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nurses’ burnout and related factors: A rapid systematic review. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 41, 248-263. https://doi.org/10.26650/JARHS2022-1100929
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  • Jarde, A., Losilla, J.M., Vives, J., Rodrigo, M.F. (2013). Q-Coh: A tool to screen the methodological quality of cohort studies in systematic reviews and meta-analysis. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 13(2),138-146. https://doi. org/10.1016/S1697-2600(13)70017-6
  • Jeffs, E., Ream, E., Taylor, C., Bick, D. (2018). Clinical effectiveness of decongestive treatments on excess arm volume and patientcentered outcomes in women with early breast cancerrelated arm lymphedema: a systematic review. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 16(2), 453. https:// doi.10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003185
  • The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). Critical Appraisal Tools. https://jbi. global/critical-appraisal-tools (15 Mayıs 2022)
  • Katrak, P., Bialocerkowski, A.E., Massy-Westropp, N., Kumar, S., Grimmer, K.A.(2004). A systematic review of the content of critical appraisal tools. BMC Medical Research Methodology, (4),22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-4-22
  • Keeler, C., & Curtis, A.C. (2022). Case-control studies. The American Journal of Nursing, 122(2),51–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/01. NAJ.0000820584.29051.80
  • Kılıç, S. (2015). Kappa test. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 5(3), 142-144.
  • Moola, S., Munn, Z., Tufanaru, C., Aromataris, E., Sears, K., Sfetcu, R., et al. (2020). Chapter 7: Systematicreviews of etiology and risk . In: Aromataris E, Munn Z (Editors). JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. JBI. https://jbi-global-wiki.refined.site/ space/MANUAL
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  • Nahcivan, N., Seçginli, S. (2017). Sistematik derlemeye dahil edilen nicel araştırmaların metodolojik kalitesi nasıl değerlendirilir. Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Public Health Nursing-Special Topics, (1), 10-19.
  • Nahcivan, N.O., & İncirkus, K. (2015). Reporting characteristics of systematic and literature reviews published in nursing journals in Turkey. The 2nd International Clinical Nursing Research Congress, Abstract Book, 24-27 June, Istanbul.
  • Pearce, N. (2016). Analysis of matched case-control studies. BMJ, 352. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i969
  • Pölkki, T., Kanste, O., Kääriäinen, M., Elo, S., Kyngäs, H. (2014). The methodological quality of systematic reviews published in highimpact nursing journals: a review of the literature. J Clin Nurs, 23(3-4),315-332.
  • Quigley, J.M., Thompson, J.C., Halfpenny, N.J., Scott, D.A. (2019). Critical appraisal of nonrandomized studies-A review of recommended and commonly used tools. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 25(1), 44–52. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.12889
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  • Townshend, K., Jordan, Z., Stephenson, M., & Tsey, K. (2016). The effectiveness of mindful parenting programs in promoting parents’ and children’s wellbeing: a systematic review. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 14(3).139-180. https://doi.10.11124/ JBISRIR-2016-2314
  • Ueki, S., Yamagami, Y., & Makimoto, K. (2019). Effectiveness of vibratory stimulation on needle-related procedural pain in children: a systematic review. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 17(7), 1428- 1463. https://doi.10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003890
  • Yurdugül, H. (2005). Ölçek Geliştirme Çalışmalarında Kapsam Geçerliği için Kapsam Geçerlik İndekslerinin Kullanılması. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi, XIV. Ulusal Eğitim Bilimleri Kongresi, 28-30 Eylül Denizli.
  • Zengin, H., Suzan, O.K., Hur, G., Kolukısa,T., Eroglu, A., Cinar, N. (2023). The effects of kangaroo mother care on physiological parameters of premature neonates in neonatal intensive care unit: A systematic review. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 71, 18-27. Bu
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Studies on Education
Journal Section Original Empirical Research
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Özge Karakaya Suzan 0000-0003-4526-4619

Tuğçe Kolukısa 0000-0002-5114-9951

Gülşah Hür 0000-0002-1905-4135

Hamide Zengin 0000-0002-2389-6466

Ayşe Eroğlu 0000-0001-9515-1167

Elif Erbay Özdede 0000-0003-3843-4691

Seda Tecik 0000-0003-2707-5371

Nursan Çınar 0000-0003-3151-9975

Publication Date January 15, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2023 Volume: 13 Issue: 3

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APA Karakaya Suzan, Ö., Kolukısa, T., Hür, G., Zengin, H., et al. (2024). Joanna Briggs Enstitüsü (JBI) Kritik Değerlendirme Araçlarından Kohort ve Vaka Kontrol Çalışmaları için Kontrol Listelerinin Türkçe’ye Uyarlaması. Yükseköğretim Dergisi, 13(3), 359-366. https://doi.org/10.53478/yuksekogretim.1190017
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