| Autor: |
Haber, Noah A, Wieten, Sarah E, Rohrer, Julia M, Arah, Onyebuchi A, Tennant, Peter W G, Stuart, Elizabeth A, Murray, Eleanor J, Pilleron, Sophie, Lam, Sze Tung, Riederer, Emily, Howcutt, Sarah Jane, Simmons, Alison E, Leyrat, Clémence, Schoenegger, Philipp, Booman, Anna, Dufour, Mi-Suk Kang, O'Donoghue, Ashley L, Baglini, Rebekah, Do, Stefanie, Takashima, Mari De La Rosa |
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American Journal of Epidemiology; Dec2022, Vol. 191 Issue 12, p2084-2097, 14p |
| Abstrakt: |
We estimated the degree to which language used in the high-profile medical/public health/epidemiology literature implied causality using language linking exposures to outcomes and action recommendations; examined disconnects between language and recommendations; identified the most common linking phrases; and estimated how strongly linking phrases imply causality. We searched for and screened 1,170 articles from 18 high-profile journals (65 per journal) published from 2010–2019. Based on written framing and systematic guidance, 3 reviewers rated the degree of causality implied in abstracts and full text for exposure/outcome linking language and action recommendations. Reviewers rated the causal implication of exposure/outcome linking language as none (no causal implication) in 13.8%, weak in 34.2%, moderate in 33.2%, and strong in 18.7% of abstracts. The implied causality of action recommendations was higher than the implied causality of linking sentences for 44.5% or commensurate for 40.3% of articles. The most common linking word in abstracts was "associate" (45.7%). Reviewers' ratings of linking word roots were highly heterogeneous; over half of reviewers rated "association" as having at least some causal implication. This research undercuts the assumption that avoiding "causal" words leads to clarity of interpretation in medical research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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