Reporting of data on participant ethnicity and socioeconomic status in high-impact medical journals: a targeted literature review

Editorial Material Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Strategies to record and use ethnicity information in routine health data

Ash Routen et al.

Summary: The lack of ethnicity information in health data hinders efforts to address inequalities. It is necessary to train and standardize the recording and use of ethnicity data, while engaging with patients and the public.

NATURE MEDICINE (2022)

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Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

Recalibrating the Use of Race in Medical Research

John P. A. Ioannidis et al.

Summary: Race in medical research should be carefully considered by investigators to either ameliorate or worsen health inequalities.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2021)

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Letter Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

The need for improved collection and coding of ethnicity in health research

Kamlesh Khunti et al.

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Lower or Higher Oxygenation Targets for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Olav L. Schjorring et al.

Summary: Among adult patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in the ICU, setting a lower target for arterial oxygen did not result in lower mortality at 90 days compared to a higher target.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

Race and ethnicity reporting for clinical trials in ClinicalTrials.gov and publications

Kevin M. Fain et al.

Summary: The requirement for reporting race/ethnicity information in ClinicalTrials.gov has led to increased reporting rates and the use of customized categories, but there are still cases where information is not collected or reported comprehensively. The study demonstrates an improvement in the public availability of information on minority inclusion in research, yet highlights the need for further systematic efforts to ensure complete collection and reporting of race/ethnicity information.

CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS (2021)

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Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

The Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals Comments Invited

Annette Flanagin et al.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2021)

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Letter Medicine, General & Internal

Missing again: US racial and ethnic data for COVID-19 vaccination

Nancy Krieger et al.

LANCET (2021)

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Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

Ensuring That LGBTQI plus People Count - Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Intersex Status

Kellan E. Baker et al.

Summary: Due to insufficient data collection, many disparities in health and well-being remain unknown, as well as the corresponding policy and programmatic interventions that could address them.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2021)

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Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

Striving for Diversity in Research Studies

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NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2021)

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Article Surgery

The Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Surgery Literature

Richard C. Maduka et al.

Summary: The study found low frequency and quality of race reporting in high-ranking surgical research journals, with adherence to ICMJE recommendations being more common in terms of quality reporting of race. This highlights the need for increased and standardized reporting of racial and ethnic demographic data in surgical journals.

JAMA SURGERY (2021)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services