| 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 |