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Perils, pitfalls and potential for the use of reporting guidelines in experimental research in medical education

Authors: Alice Moult, Peter Yeates

Published in: Perspectives on Medical Education | Issue 4/2019

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In this issue, Kremer et al. [1] present a thoughtful study which experimentally examines the effects of negative emotions on medical residents’ learning. Within the paper, the authors provide a detailed and thorough description of their methods, yet chose not to follow a reporting guideline when writing-up their study. Whilst there are some examples of the use of reporting guidelines in medical education research [2], it is not common practice. In this commentary we aim to discuss some of the potential benefits and pitfalls for our field of more widespread adoption of reporting guidelines for experimental research. …

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Title: Perils, pitfalls and potential for the use of reporting guidelines in experimental research in medical education
Authors: Alice Moult
Peter Yeates
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Published in: Perspectives on Medical Education / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 2212-2761
Electronic ISSN: 2212-277X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-019-00526-7

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