TABLE 2.
Proportion and Reasons of Inapplicability by Journal for the GAP-REACH Checklist Items 8 to 13
| Journal | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item No. |
Checklist domain | AGP | AJP | BP | JCP | JNMD | JAACAP | PS | χ2 | p | Reasonsa |
| 8 | Language proficiency | 12.5% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 3.3% | 10.0% | 23.3% | 24.2 | <0.05 | Administrative data set: 95% Chart abstraction: 14% |
| 9 | REC relevance | 16.7% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 3.3% | 10.0% | 33.3% | 23.0 | <0.05 | Administrative data set: 78% Self-report questionnaire: 19% Chart abstraction: 15% |
| 10 | Language relevance | 16.7% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 3.3% | 10.0% | 33.3% | 25.2 | <0.05 | Administrative data set: 78% Self-report questionnaire: 19% Chart abstraction: 15% |
| 11 | Translation | 75.0% | 63.3% | 56.3% | 76.7% | 53.3% | 66.7% | 80.0% | 15.5 | 0.21 | No need for translation: 79% Administrative data set:16% Chart abstraction: 5% Unstructured interview: 2% |
| 12 | Measurement equivalence | 12.5% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 13.3% | 6.7% | 13.3% | 30.0% | 24.9 | <0.05 | Administrative data set: 75% Chart abstraction: 21% Unstructured interview: 14% |
| 13 | Test REC effect on | 4.2% | 16.7% | 25.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 13.3% | 6.7% | 14.1 | 0.29 | Single REC group: 86% Stratification or matching by REC: 14% |
a
Responses total to more than 100% because of multiple reasons cited for some articles.