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World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2019; 7(21): 3505-3516
Published online Nov 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3505
Published online Nov 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3505
Table 1 The results of general characteristics
| Item | Number of case reports (%, 95%CI) |
| Year of publication | |
| Before CARE (1984.1-2013.7) | 150 (81.5, 75.1-86.9) |
| After CARE (2013.8-2017.12) | 34 (18.5, 13.1-24.9) |
| Journal’s IF | |
| IF < 1.8 | 26 (14.1, 9.4-20.0) |
| IF ≥ 1.8 | 158 (85.9, 80.0-90.6) |
| Different countries | |
| Developing countries | 14 (7.6, 4.2-12.4) |
| Developed countries | 170 (92.4, 87.6-95.8) |
| Funding sources | |
| With fundings | 10 (5.4, 2.6-9.8) |
| No fundings | 174 (94.6, 90.2-97.4) |
| Number of authors | |
| One author | 61 (33.2, 26.4-40.5) |
| Two to four authors | 101 (54.9, 47.4-62.2) |
| More than four authors | 22 (12.0, 7.6-17.5) |
| Number of author’s affiliation | |
| One affiliation | 115 (62.5, 55.1-69.5) |
| More than one affiliation | 69 (37.5, 30.5-44.9) |
| Number of pages | |
| One page | 1 (0.5, 0.0-3.0) |
| Two to four pages | 87 (47.3, 39.9-54.8) |
| More than four pages | 96 (52.2, 44.7-59.6) |
Table 2 The scores of the CARE guidelines assessments
| Score | Yr of publication | Journal’s IF | Different countries | Funding sources | In total | ||||
| Before 2013, n = 150 | After 2013, n = 34 | IF < 1.8, n = 26 | IF ≥ 1.8, n = 158 | Developing countries, n = 14 | Developed countries, n = 170 | With funding, n = 10 | No reported, n = 174 | ||
| Mean± SD | 13.5 ± 2.4 | 14.2 ± 2.1 | 13.3 ± 2.3 | 13.6 ± 2.4 | 14.4 ± 2.5 | 13.5 ± 2.3 | 14.2 ± 1.7 | 13.6 ± 2.4 | 15.6 ± 2.3 |
| P value | P = 0.1114 | P = 0.4977 | P = 0.1687 | P = 0.4456 | |||||
| Range [No. (percentage,95%CI)] | |||||||||
| ≤ 10 | 18 (12.0, 7.3-18.3) | 1 (2.9, 0.1-15.3) | 2 (7.7, 0.9-25.1) | 17 (10.8, 6.4-16.7) | 1 (7.1, 0.2-33.9) | 18 (10.6, 6.4-16.2) | 0 (0.0, 0.0-30.8) | 19 (10.9, 6.7-16.5) | 19 (10.3, 6.3-15.7) |
| 10.5-14.5 | 80 (53.3, 45.0-61.5) | 17 (50.0, 32.4-67.6) | 17 (65.4, 44.3-82.8) | 80 (50.6, 42.6-58.7) | 5 (35.7, 12.8-64.9) | 92 (54.1, 46.3-61.8) | 6 (60.0, 26.2-87.8) | 91 (52.3, 44.6-59.9) | 97 (52.7, 45.2-60.1) |
| ≥ 15 | 52 (34.7, 27.1-42.9) | 16 (47.1, 29.8-64.9) | 7 (26.9, 11.6-47.8) | 61 (38.6, 31.0-46.7) | 8 (57.1,28.9-82.3) | 60 (35.3, 28.1-43.0) | 4 (40.0, 12.2-73.8) | 64 (36.8, 29.6-44.4) | 68 (37.0, 30.0-44.4) |
Table 3 The results of the CARE guidelines assessments
| Items | Yr of publication | Journal’s IF | Different countries | Funding sources | In total | ||||
| Before 2013, n = 150 | After 2013, n = 34 | IF < 1.8, n = 26 | IF ≥ 1.8, n = 158 | Developing countries, n = 14 | Developed countries, n = 170 | With funding, n = 10 | No reported, n = 174 | ||
| 1 | 68 (45.3, 37.2-53.7) | 9 (26.5, 12.9-44.4) | 11 (42.3, 23.4-63.1) | 66 (41.8, 34.0-49.9) | 3 (21.4, 4.7-50.8) | 74 (43.5, 36.0-51.3) | 7 (70.0, 34.8-93.3) | 70 (40.2, 32.9-47.9) | 77 (41.8, 34.6-49.3) |
| 2 | 70 (46.7, 38.5-55.0) | 23 (67.6, 49.5-82.6) | 15 (57.7, 36.9-76.6) | 78 (49.4, 41.3-57.4) | 9 (64.3, 35.1-87.2) | 84 (49.4, 41.7-57.2) | 2 (20.0, 2.5-55.6) | 91 (52.3, 44.6-59.9) | 93 (50.5, 43.1-58.0) |
| 3a | 86 (57.3, 49.0-65.4) | 19 (55.9, 37.9-72.8) | 14 (53.8, 33.4-73.4) | 91 (57.6, 49.5-65.4) | 13 (92.9, 66.1-99.8) | 92 (54.1, 46.3-61.8) | 7 (70.0, 34.8-93.3) | 98 (56.3, 48.6-63.8) | 105 (57.1, 49.6-64.3) |
| 3b | 85 (56.7, 48.3-64.7) | 19 (55.9, 37.9-72.8) | 5 (19.2, 6.6-39.4) | 99 (62.7, 54.6-70.2) | 9 (64.3, 35.1-87.2) | 95 (55.9, 48.1-63.5) | 8 (80.0, 44.4-97.5) | 96 (55.2, 47.5-62.7) | 104 (56.5, 49.0-63.8) |
| 3c | 89 (59.3, 51.0-67.3) | 20 (58.8, 40.7-75.4) | 10 (38.5, 20.2-59.4) | 99 (62.7, 54.6-70.2) | 8 (57.1, 28.9-82.3) | 101 (59.4, 51.6-66.9) | 8 (80.0, 44.4-97.5) | 101 (58.0, 50.3-65.5) | 109 (59.2, 51.8-66.4) |
| 4 | 80 (53.3, 45.0-61.5) | 26 (76.5, 58.8-89.3) | 22 (84.6, 65.1-95.6) | 84 (53.2, 45.1-61.1) | 10 (71.4, 41.9-91.6) | 96 (56.5, 48.7-64.0) | 6 (60.0,26.2-87.8) | 100 (57.5, 49.8-64.9) | 106 (57.6, 50.1-64.8) |
| 5a | 137 (91.3, 85.6-95.3) | 33 (97.1, 84.7-99.9) | 25 (96.2, 80.4-99.9) | 142 (89.9, 84.1-94.1) | 14 (100.0, 76.8-100.0) | 153 (90.0, 84.5-94.1) | 9 (90.0, 55.5-99.7) | 158 (90.8, 85.5-94.7) | 167 (90.8, 85.6-94.5) |
| 5b | 100 (66.7, 58.5-74.1) | 26 (76.5, 58.8-89.3) | 20 (76.9, 56.4-91.0) | 106 (67.1, 59.2-74.3) | 9 (64.3, 35.1-87.2) | 117 (68.8, 61.3-75.7) | 7 (70.0, 34.8-93.3) | 119 (68.4, 60.9-75.2) | 126 (68.5, 61.2-75.1) |
| 5c | 10 (6.7, 3.2-11.9) | 3 (8.8, 1.9-23.7) | 3 (11.5, 2.4-30.2) | 10 (6.3, 3.1-11.3) | 1 (7.1, 0.2-33.9) | 12 (7.1, 3.7-12.0) | 1 (10.0, 0.3-44.5) | 12 (6.9, 3.6-11.7) | 13 (7.1, 3.8-11.8) |
| 6 | 140 (93.3, 88.1-96.8) | 31 (91.2, 76.3-98.1) | 24 (92.3, 74.9-99.1) | 147 (93.0, 87.9-96.5) | 12 (85.7, 57.2-98.2) | 159 (93.5, 88.7-96.7) | 9 (90.0, 55.5-99.7) | 162 (93.1, 88.3-96.4) | 171 (92.9, 88.2-96.2) |
| 7 | 105 (70.0, 62.0-77.2) | 20 (58.8, 40.7-75.4) | 13 (50.0, 29.9-70.1) | 112 (70.9, 63.1-77.8) | 9 (64.3, 35.1-87.2) | 116 (68.2, 60.7-75.2) | 7 (70.0, 34.8-93.3) | 118 (67.8, 60.3, 74.7) | 125 (67.9, 60.7-74.6) |
| 8a | 127 (84.7, 779-90.0) | 31 (91.2, 76.3-98.1) | 22 (84.6, 65.1-95.6) | 136 (86.1, 79.7-91.1) | 13 (92.9, 66.1-99.8) | 145 (85.3, 79.1-90.3) | 8 (80.0, 44.4-97.5) | 150 (86.2, 80.2-91.0) | 158 (85.9, 80.0-90.6) |
| 8b | 27 (18.0, 12.2-25.1) | 8 (23.5, 10.7-41.2) | 5 (19.2, 6.6-39.4) | 30 (19.0, 13.2-26.0) | 5 (35.7, 12.8-64.9) | 30 (17.6, 12.2-24.2) | 1 (10.0, 0.3-44.5) | 34 (19.5, 13.9-26.2) | 35 (19.0, 13.6-25.4) |
| 8c | 148 (98.7, 95.3-99.8) | 34 (100.0, 89.7-100.0) | 26 (100.0, 86.8-100.0) | 156 (98.1, 95.5-99.8) | 14 (100.0, 76.8-100.0) | 168 (98.8, 95.8-99.9) | 10 (100.0,69.2-100.0) | 172 (98.9, 95.9-99.9) | 182 (98.9, 96.1-99.9) |
| 8d | 1 (0.7, 0.0-3.7) | 2 (5.9, 0.7-19.7) | 1 (3.8, 0.1-19.6) | 2 (1.3, 0.2-4.5) | 0 (0.0, 0.0-23.2) | 3 (1.8, 0.4-5.1) | 0 (0.0,0.0-30.8) | 3 (1.7, 0.4-5.0) | 3 (1.6, 0.3-4.7) |
| 9 | 147 (98.0, 94.3-99.6) | 32 (94.1, 80.3-99.3) | 24 (92.3, 74.5-99.1) | 155 (98.1, 94.6-996) | 13 (92.9, 66.1-99.8) | 166 (97.6, 94.1-99.4) | 9 (90.0, 55.5-99.7) | 170 (97.7, 94.2-99.4) | 179 (97.3, 93.8-99.1) |
| 10 | 3 (2.0, 0.4-5.7) | 2 (5.9, 0.7-19.7) | 2 (7.7, 0.9-25.1) | 3 (1.9, 0.4-5.4) | 0 (0.0, 0.0-23.2) | 5 (2.9, 1.0-6.7) | 1 (10.0, 0.3-44.5) | 4 (2.3, 0.6-5.8) | 12 (6.5, 3.4-11.1) |
| 11a | 104 (69.3, 61.3-76.6) | 23 (67.6, 49.5-82.6) | 19 (73.1, 52.2-88.4) | 108 (68.4, 60.5-75.5) | 11 (78.6, 49.2-95.3) | 116 (68.2, 60.7-75.2) | 6 (60.0,26.2-87.8) | 121 (69.5, 62.1-76.3) | 127 (69.0, 61.8-75.6) |
| 11b | 88 (58.7, 50.3-66.6) | 30 (88.2, 72.5-96.7) | 18 (69.2, 48.2-85.7) | 100 (63.3, 55.3-70.8) | 9 (64.3, 35.1-87.2) | 109 (64.1, 56.4-71.3) | 9 (90.0, 55.5-99.7) | 109 (62.6, 55.0-69.8) | 118 (64.1, 56.7-71.1) |
| 11c | 113 (75.3, 67.6-82.0) | 17 (50.0, 32.4-67.6) | 15 (57.7, 36.9-76.6) | 115 (72.8, 65.1-79.6) | 11 (78.6, 49.2-95.3) | 119 (70.0, 62.5-76.8) | 7 (70.0, 34.8-93.3) | 123 (70.7, 63.3-77.3) | 130 (70.7, 63.5-77.1) |
| 11d | 138 (92.0, 86.4-95.8) | 33 (97.1, 84.7-99.9) | 26 (100.0, 86.8-100.0) | 145 (91.8, 86.3-95.5) | 13 (92.9, 66.1-99.8) | 158 (92.9, 88.0-96.3) | 10 (100.0,69.2-100.0) | 161 (92.5, 87.6-96.0) | 171 (92.9, 88.2-96.2) |
- Citation: Yang KL, Lu CC, Sun Y, Cai YT, Wang B, Shang Y, Tian JH. How about the reporting quality of case reports in nursing field? World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(21): 3505-3516
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v7/i21/3505.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3505