Cross-Cutting
Measurement
Oral Presentation
Monique Pappadis, M.Ed., PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, Texas
Jason Johnson, BS
Doctoral Student
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas
Mikaella Kokkinou, PhD candidate
Clinical Psychologist
Ministry of Health, Mental Health Services
Nicosia, Nicosia
Reza Ehsanian, MD PhD
Resident Physician PGY-2
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
San Jose, New Mexico
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Shilpa Krishnan, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Catherine Hay, PhD
Assistant Professor
Texas Woman's University, Texas
Claire Kalpakjian, Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor/ Director of Research
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Eva Pettemeridou, PhD
Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Cyprus
NICOSIA, Nicosia
Angela Colantonio, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Professor and Director
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Margaret Nosek, Ph.D.
Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
To investigate sex and gender reporting in human and animal subjects’ research published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Objective(s) : To investigate sex and gender reporting in human and animal subjects’ research published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Data Sources : PubMed Single Citation Matcher was searched for studies published in the Archives from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017. The journal's website was also examined to verify published articles.
Study Selection : Studies published in print in the English language on rehabilitation research involving human or animal subjects were included. Among the 451 records screened by two independent reviewers, 275 studies were included in the bibliometric analysis.
Data Extraction : Two out of ten authors performed data extraction for each study using Covidence online-platform. Data included the use of the terms ‘gender’ and ‘sex,’ reporting of gender/sex-specific information in the title and abstract, inclusion of males and female subjects, reporting of gender/sex sample characteristics, and the consideration of gender/sex in analyses.
Data Synthesis : Of the 275 articles, 55 (20%) used neither 'gender' or 'sex' terms, while the majority used 'sex' (78%), and only one study used exclusively 'gender.' Four studies included gender/sex information in the title, and 24% included gender/sex information in the abstract. The majority (98%) included gender/sex sample frequency. Seven studies included only females, and one study included only males. Of the articles including males and females, only 35% (84 out of 241) considered gender/sex in their analyses.
Conclusions : Most studies fail to consider gender/sex analyses, which adds to the difficulty in identifying gender/sex-based differences. Editorial policies should consider implementing requirements for gender/sex-based analyses.