Table 3 Design methods
From: A survey of statistics in three UK general practice journal
| Â | BMJ | BJGP | Family Practice | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Designs | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Cross-sectional survey | 19 | (24.1) | 57 | (39.3) | 31 | (34.8) | 107 | (35.1) |
Qualitative study | 3 | (3.8) | 16 | (11.0) | 17 | (21.0) | 36 | (11.8) |
Cohort study | 8 | (10.1) | 21 | (14.5) | 4 | (4.9) | 33 | (10.8) |
RCT | 14 | (17.7) | 7 | (4.8) | 8 | (9.9) | 29 | (9.5) |
Reviews | 4 | (5.1) | 8 | (5.5) | 2 | (2.5) | 14 | (4.6) |
Reliability/diagnostic | 2 | (2.5) | 8 | (5.5) | 1 | (1.2) | 11 | (3.6) |
Case-control study | 4 | (5.1) | 1 | (0.7) | 3 | (3.7) | 8 | (2.6) |
Cluster RCT | 4 | (5.1) | 1 | (0.7) | 2 | (2.3) | 7 | (2.3) |
Other | 21 | (26.6) | 26 | (17.9) | 13 | (16.0) | 60 | (19.7) |
Total articles | 79 | Â | 145 | Â | 81 | Â | 305 | Â |