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Table 1 Media report characteristics

From: The development and validation of an instrument to measure the quality of health research reports in the lay media

Specialtya

Number of articles (%)

Cardiology/Vascular disease

2 (7.14)

Diet

1 (3.57)

Emergency medicine

2 (7.14)

Endocrinology

2 (7.14)

Gastroenterology

1 (3.57)

Gynecology

1 (3.57)

Infectious disease

4 (14.29)

Neonatology/Pediatrics

5 (17.86)

Oncology

2 (7.14)

Psychiatry

2 (7.14)

Public health

5 (17.86)

Respirology

1 (3.57)

Surgery

1 (3.57)

Media report descriptives

 Mean word count (SD) [range]

587.21 (290.49) [127-1175]

 Mean QIMR rating, excluding global rating (/102) (SD) {%} [range]

51.88 (15.95) {50.86%} [20-84]

 Mean global score (SD) (/7) [range]

4.21 (1.47) [2–6]

  1. aMedia reports may fit under multiple specialties