What's in a name? Internal coherence as a marker of rigour in research

Summary: This study aimed to understand the factors that influence residents' decision to pursue a career in anesthesiology and their post-residency plans. The study found that the nature of clinical practice, the ability to use pharmacology, and favorable lifestyle were important factors in their decision. The majority of residents also expressed a desire to pursue a fellowship, with pain medicine, pediatric anesthesiology, and cardiac anesthesiology being the most popular choices.

Summary: Internal coherence in research is essential for ensuring alignment between different aspects of study design, such as ontology, epistemology, methodology, and methods. This study focused on nutrition and dietetics research, highlighting the importance of internal coherence beyond individual elements of study quality. It found that while there were elements of alignment between epistemology and methodology in the selected studies, there were also instances of misalignment between epistemology, axiology, and method.