Developing guidance for analysis and reporting of oral epidemiological studies to inform burden estimation

制定口腔流行病学研究分析和报告指南，为负担估计提供信息

• 批准号: MR/X011208/1
• 负责人: Eduardo Bernabe
• 金额: $ 7.64万
• 依托单位: Queen Mary University of London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FX011208%2F1
• 关键词: Developing; guidance; analysis; reporting; oral

Given the prominent role attached to quantification of disease burden for health policy, an accurate description of dental diseases constitutes an essential responsibility. Our reviews of the literature for the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study showed a lack of primary data, consistency, and comparability with other diseases as well as incorrect and incomplete reporting in the measurement of dental conditions. These issues are more accentuated in studies from low-and-middle income countries. Studies must meet the highest standards, so these efforts do not waste resources. Furthermore, the burden of dental diseases has been measured by dental indicators, which are not comparable to general health metrics. There is a need for measures that are easily understood by most people, not just dentists. Currently, there is no published comprehensible criteria to measure and report frequency studies in a standardised and comparable way with other diseases. The goal of this proposal is to develop an easy-to-understand manual and checklist to inform on the sound and comparable measurement and reporting of the number of natural teeth and the prevalence of tooth decay, gum disease and tooth loss. The guideline and checklist will be developed in three phases according to international standards. During phase I, the research team will summarise the available evidence and review existing standards to produce a core set of items for inclusion in the checklist. Phase II will involve a Delphi study, which is a method to achieve consensus among a group of experts working in academia and health policy. The Delphi study will consist of three rounds of online questionnaires designed to agree on which items to include in the checklist. The results will be summarised and fed back to the participants along with the updated version of the checklist that will be revised in the light of the comments received. In phase III, the findings will be communicated during a workshop in an international dental conference, in an open access publication and a dedicated website hosted at King's College London.

鉴于疾病负担量化对卫生政策的重要作用，准确描述牙科疾病是一项重要责任。我们对全球疾病负担 (GBD) 研究文献的回顾表明，缺乏主要数据、与其他疾病的一致性和可比性，以及牙科状况测量报告的不正确和不完整。这些问题在中低收入国家的研究中更加突出。研究必须符合最高标准，因此这些努力不会浪费资源。此外，牙科疾病的负担是通过牙科指标来衡量的，这与一般健康指标无法比较。需要采取大多数人（而不仅仅是牙医）易于理解的措施。目前，还没有公布的可理解的标准来以标准化且可与其他疾病进行比较的方式来测量和报告频率研究。该提案的目标是制定一份易于理解的手册和清单，以提供有关天然牙齿数量以及蛀牙、牙龈疾病和牙齿脱落患病率的合理且可比较的测量和报告。该指南和清单将根据国际标准分三个阶段制定。在第一阶段，研究团队将总结可用的证据并审查现有标准，以产生一组核心项目以纳入清单中。第二阶段将涉及德尔菲研究，这是学术界和卫生政策领域的专家组达成共识的一种方法。德尔菲研究将包括三轮在线调查问卷，旨在就清单中应包含的项目达成一致。结果将被汇总并反馈给参与者，同时还将根据收到的意见对清单的更新版本进行修订。在第三阶段，研究结果将在国际牙科会议的研讨会上、开放获取出版物和伦敦国王学院主办的专门网站上公布。