摘要本讲座主要介绍采用QUIPS(Quality In Prognosis Studies)工具对预后因素研究中出现的偏倚进行评估,介绍相关评估要点,举例说明QUIPS工具的使用,并对该工具在使用中值得商榷的地方进行了讨论.该工具主要涉及研究对象、研究失访、预后因素测量、结局测量、研究混杂以及统计分析和报告6个方面,为预后因素研究中的偏倚评价提供了一个全新的方法.

abstractsThis paper introduces the tools related to Quality In Prognosis Studies (QUIPS) to assess the risk of bias in studies of prognostic factors and the relevant points of assessment and to illustrate the application of QUIPS in published prognostic research.The QUIPS tool identified 6 important areas to consider when evaluating validity and bias in studies of prognostic factors including participation,attrition,measurement on prognostic factors,outcomes,confounding factors,statistical analysis and reporting.It also provided a new method for evaluation on bias in the areas of prognostic research.