Introduction |
State why the problem you address is important |
State what is lacking in the current knowledge |
State the objectives of your study or the research question |
Methods |
Describe the context and setting of the study |
Specify the study design |
Describe the ‘population’ (participants) |
Describe the sampling strategy |
Describe the intervention (if applicable) |
Identify the main study variables (if applicable) |
Describe data collection instruments and procedures |
Outline analysis methods |
Results |
Report on data collection and recruitment (response rates, etc.) |
Describe participants (demographic, condition, etc.) |
Present key findings with respect to the central research question |
Present secondary findings (secondary outcomes, subgroup analyses, etc.) |
Discussion |
State the main findings of the study |
Discuss the main results with reference to previous research |
Discuss policy and practice implications of the results |
Analyse the strengths and limitations of the study |
Offer perspectives for future work |