The Single-Case Reporting Guideline In BEhavioural Interventions (SCRIBE) 2016 Statement.

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We developed a reporting guideline to provide authors with guidance about what should be reported when writing a paper for publication in a scientific journal using a particular type of research design: the single-case experimental design. This report describes the methods used to develop the Single-Case Reporting guideline In BEhavioural interventions (SCRIBE) 2016. As a result of 2 online surveys and a 2-day meeting of experts, the SCRIBE 2016 checklist was developed, which is a set of 26 items that authors need to address when writing about single-case research. This article complements the more detailed SCRIBE 2016 Explanation and Elaboration article (Tate et al., 2016) that provides a rationale for each of the items and examples of adequate reporting from the literature. Both these resources will assist authors to prepare reports of single-case research with clarity, completeness, accuracy, and transparency. They will also provide journal reviewers and editors with a practical checklist against which such reports may be critically evaluated. We recommend that the SCRIBE 2016 is used by authors preparing manuscripts describing single-case research for publication, as well as journal reviewers and editors who are evaluating such manuscripts.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Phys Ther

Title: Physical therapy

Publisher: American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

ISSN (Electronic): 1538-6724

ISSN (Print): 0031-9023

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2016

Volume: 96

Issue: 7

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[1 ] R.L. Tate, John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, The Kolling Institute of Medical Research, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, and Sydney Medical School Northern, The University of Sydney. robyn.tate@sydney.edu.au.

[2 ] M. Perdices, Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, and Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney.

[3 ] U. Rosenkoetter, John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, The Kolling Institute of Medical Research, and Sydney Medical School Northern, The University of Sydney.

[4 ] W. Shadish, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, University of California, Merced.

[5 ] S. Vohra, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta.

[6 ] D.H. Barlow, Center for Anxiety Related Disorders, Boston University.

[7 ] R. Horner, Department of Special Education and Clinical Services, University of Oregon.

[8 ] A. Kazdin, Department of Psychology, Yale University.

[9 ] T. Kratochwill, School of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

[10 ] S. McDonald, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales.

[11 ] M. Sampson, Library and Media Services, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

[12 ] L. Shamseer, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa.

[13 ] L. Togher, Discipline of Speech Pathology, The University of Sydney.

[14 ] R. Albin, Department of Special Education and Clinical Services, University of Oregon.

[15 ] C. Backman, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia.

[16 ] J. Douglas, Department of Communication and Clinical Allied Health, La Trobe University.

[17 ] J.J. Evans, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow.

[18 ] D. Gast, Department of Special Education, University of Georgia.

[19 ] R. Manolov, Department of Behavioural Sciences Methods, University of Barcelona.

[20 ] G. Mitchell, Discipline of General Practice, University of Queensland.

[21 ] L. Nickels, Department of Cognitive Sciences, Macquarie University.

[22 ] Jane Nikles, Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland.

[23 ] T. Ownsworth, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University.

[24 ] M. Rose, Communication and Clinical Allied Health, La Trobe University.

[25 ] C.H. Schmid, School of Public Health, Brown University.

[26 ] B. Wilson, Department of Neuropsychology, Oliver Zangwill Centre, Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

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Publisher Item ID: 96/7/e1

DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2016.96.7.e1

PubMed ID: 27371692

SO-VID: 865fd8a6-1c45-427c-8d7c-46c5415aa916

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Keywords: single-case design,methodology,publication standardsSupplemental materials: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/arc0000026.supp.,reporting guidelines

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Keywords: single-case design, methodology, publication standardsSupplemental materials: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/arc0000026.supp., reporting guidelines

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