Perceived impact of a one-week journalology training course on scientific reporting competencies: prospective survey
INTRODUCTION: The debate on scientific research and reporting integrity issues in Brazil is incipient. Literature suggests that a journalology training course could help to improve the competencies of the participants. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the immediate impact of a journalology training course on...
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INTRODUCTION: The debate on scientific research and reporting integrity issues in Brazil is incipient. Literature suggests that a journalology training course could help to improve the competencies of the participants. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the immediate impact of a journalology training course on perceived academic competencies, comprised of knowledge, attitudes, and skills. METHODS: The course was taught in 5 consecutive days to an online audience of individuals from the health sciences. A self-applied questionnaire was employed before and immediately after the course, which included initial and acquired perceived knowledge, attitudes, skills. The Wilcoxon non-parametric test for paired samples was used for analysis. RESULTS: A total of 45 individuals participated in the course, with a 53% response rate before and after. The number of participants in each course session ranged between 32 and 45. There was an improvement in perceived knowledge of: (1) writing review articles; (2) ethical aspects of research; (3) scientific authorship; (4) predatory practices; (5) publication bias and spin, and (6) researcher evaluation. There was no improvement in self-reported attitudes towards any item. There was an improvement in the perception of skills relating to: (1) writing a response letter and (2) writing an opinion as a reviewer. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, attendees who participated in the survey reported perceived improved knowledge and skills in some items but not in their attitudes. Therefore, the course appears to have been unable to modify perceived scientific reporting competencies.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3ce3a204b7af4d818cef87f6338088252025-02-11T18:48:12ZengEscola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde PúblicaJournal of Evidence-Based Healthcare2675-021X2023-10-01510.17267/2675-021Xevidence.2023.e5107Perceived impact of a one-week journalology training course on scientific reporting competencies: prospective surveyCharles Phillipe de Lucena Alves0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7698-0621João de Deus Barreto Segundo1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-6045Marina Christ Franco2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4475-3330Rafael Ratto de Moraes3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1358-5928David Moher4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2434-4206Maximiliano Sérgio Cenci5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2543-6201Tatiana Pereira-Cenci6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5166-8233Anelise Fernandes Montagner7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1586-2335Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Pelotas). Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública (Salvador). Bahia, Brazil.Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Pelotas). Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Pelotas). Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Ottawa). Ontario, Canada.Radboud University Medical Center (Nijmegen). Gelderland, Netherlands.Radboud University Medical Center (Nijmegen). Gelderland, Netherlands.Universidade Federal de Pelotas (Pelotas). Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. INTRODUCTION: The debate on scientific research and reporting integrity issues in Brazil is incipient. Literature suggests that a journalology training course could help to improve the competencies of the participants. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the immediate impact of a journalology training course on perceived academic competencies, comprised of knowledge, attitudes, and skills. METHODS: The course was taught in 5 consecutive days to an online audience of individuals from the health sciences. A self-applied questionnaire was employed before and immediately after the course, which included initial and acquired perceived knowledge, attitudes, skills. The Wilcoxon non-parametric test for paired samples was used for analysis. RESULTS: A total of 45 individuals participated in the course, with a 53% response rate before and after. The number of participants in each course session ranged between 32 and 45. There was an improvement in perceived knowledge of: (1) writing review articles; (2) ethical aspects of research; (3) scientific authorship; (4) predatory practices; (5) publication bias and spin, and (6) researcher evaluation. There was no improvement in self-reported attitudes towards any item. There was an improvement in the perception of skills relating to: (1) writing a response letter and (2) writing an opinion as a reviewer. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, attendees who participated in the survey reported perceived improved knowledge and skills in some items but not in their attitudes. Therefore, the course appears to have been unable to modify perceived scientific reporting competencies. https://www5.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/evidence/article/view/5107Serial PublicationsManuscripts as TopicEthicsProfissional MisconductEducation |
| spellingShingle | Charles Phillipe de Lucena Alves João de Deus Barreto Segundo Marina Christ Franco Rafael Ratto de Moraes David Moher Maximiliano Sérgio Cenci Tatiana Pereira-Cenci Anelise Fernandes Montagner Perceived impact of a one-week journalology training course on scientific reporting competencies: prospective survey Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare Serial Publications Manuscripts as Topic Ethics Profissional Misconduct Education |
| title | Perceived impact of a one-week journalology training course on scientific reporting competencies: prospective survey |
| title_full | Perceived impact of a one-week journalology training course on scientific reporting competencies: prospective survey |
| title_fullStr | Perceived impact of a one-week journalology training course on scientific reporting competencies: prospective survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived impact of a one-week journalology training course on scientific reporting competencies: prospective survey |
| title_short | Perceived impact of a one-week journalology training course on scientific reporting competencies: prospective survey |
| title_sort | perceived impact of a one week journalology training course on scientific reporting competencies prospective survey |
| topic | Serial Publications Manuscripts as Topic Ethics Profissional Misconduct Education |
| url | https://www5.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/evidence/article/view/5107 |
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