Open AccessExternal validity in perinatal research
Author(s) -
Odibo Anthony O.,
Acharya Ganesh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/aogs.13268
Subject(s) - external validity , internal validity , medicine , intervention (counseling) , research design , population , nursing , psychology , social psychology , statistics , pathology , environmental health , mathematics
Recent studies are beginning to focus on the external validity of well conducted internally valid research. This review gives an overview of external validity, the dimensions involved and suggestions for when future intervention trials are designed, using examples from perinatal research. Finally, we remind the perinatal researcher that it is their duty to provide extensive details beyond those needed to establish internal validity. The latter would help clinicians to determine whether the intervention is applicable to their population.