The reported rate did not appear to be related to study quality .
Pain prevalence in the combined sample s did not appreciably differ between males and females , those with complete versus incomplete SCI , and those with paraplegia versus tetraplegia .
We conclude that too much heterogeneity was present in the reports to calculate a post-SCI pain prevalence rate using meta-analytic methods .
Published studies have reported widely divergent estimates of the prevalence of chronic pain among individuals with ( traumatic ) spinal cord injury ( SCI ) .
Improving the reporting quality of nonrandomized evaluations of behavioral and public health interventions: the TREND statement.
Developing an evidence base for making public health decisions will require using data from evaluation studies with r and omized and nonr and omized design s. Assessing individual studies and using studies in quantitative research syntheses require transparent reporting of the study , with sufficient detail and clarity to readily see differences and similarities among studies in the same area . The Consoli date d St and ards of Reporting Trials ( CONSORT ) statement provides guidelines for transparent reporting of r and omized clinical trials . We present the initial version of the Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonr and omized Design s ( TREND ) statement . These guidelines emphasize the reporting of theories used and descriptions of intervention and comparison conditions , research design , and methods of adjusting for possible biases in evaluation studies that use nonr and omized design
The reported rate did not appear to be related to study quality .
Pain prevalence in the combined sample s did not appreciably differ between males and females , those with complete versus incomplete SCI , and those with paraplegia versus tetraplegia .
We conclude that too much heterogeneity was present in the reports to calculate a post-SCI pain prevalence rate using meta-analytic methods .
Published studies have reported widely divergent estimates of the prevalence of chronic pain among individuals with ( traumatic ) spinal cord injury ( SCI ) .