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CRISP Checklist is now available in Spanish

La lista de verificación CRISP ahora está disponible en español.

This translation will make the CRISP Checklist available to support the reporting of primary care research for the Spanish-speaking community worldwide. This resource helps advance the CRISP goals to build worldwide capacity for primary care research, evidence-based practice, and improved health outcomes for our patients and communities.

The CRISP Checklist is now available in Spanish in Word and PDF formats, along with other translations on the CRISP website: https://crisp-pc.org/translations/

The CRISP Working Group gives many thanks to the Spanish Language CRISP Translation Team based at the Center for Research and Studies in Culture and Society (CIECS), part of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and the Faculty of Social Sciences of the National University of Córdoba, Argentina:

  • Agustín Ponce, Odontólogo, Doctorando e Investigador en Atención Primaria de Salud [Dentist, PhD candidate and researcher in Primary Health Care]
  • Silvina Berra, Dra. en Ciencias de la Salud, Máster en Salud Pública, Investigadora en Salud Pública y Atención Primaria de Salud [PhD in Health Sciences, Master’s in Public Health, researcher in Public Health and Primary Health Care]
  • Nadia Der-Ohannesian. Dra. en Ciencias del Lenguaje. Profesional traductora de inglés [PhD in Language Sciences, professional English translator]
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CRISP as a tool for the PRIMAFAMED Network in Africa

 Dr. Bill Phillips presented a webinar to the PRIMAFAMED Network on “Improving the Quality of Primary Care Research Articles: Using the CRISP Checklist” on March 6, 2025. A link to the recording is available online.

 The session introduced the checklist as a tool to help researchers and authors make their study reports more valid, effective, and useful to readers and the varied users of primary care research. He reviewed the needs, evidence base, development, and content of CRISP, highlighting strategies for using the CRISP Checklist in planning and reporting primary care research in the African context.

 PRIMAFAMED is an international network of family medicine and primary care teachers, researchers, and leaders across sub-Saharan Africa.

 The program was hosted by Distinguished Professor Bob Mash, Head of Family Medicine and Primary Care at Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa, and Editor-in-Chief of PHCFM, the African Journal of Primary Healthcare and Family Medicine. (https://phcfm.org)

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CRISP Translated into French – CRISP Traduit en français

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The CRISP Checklist is now available in French.

This translation from our Canadian colleagues will make the Checklist available to the worldwide French-speaking community of primary care researchers, clinicians, educators, and policymakers. These resources help advance the CRISP goals to build worldwide capacity for primary care research, evidence-based practice, and improved health outcomes for our patients and communities.

Professor Nicholas Pimlott, editor of the Canadian Family Physician, also published an editorial commentary on CRISP.[1]

The CRISP Checklist is available in both Word and PDF formats at the CRISP website:  https://crisp-pc.org/translations/

To access the CRISP checklist on the CFP website, visit https://ow.ly/7OQm50UrY2u

Pour accéder à la Liste de vérification des ÉRÉSPC sur le site Web du MFC, visitez le https://ow.ly/ VBQ550UrY6p

The CRISP Working Group thanks the Canadian Family Physician Nicholas Pimlott, MD, PhD, CCFP, FCFP, editor, and Amélie Brunel and Alicia Chiasson for their professional translation services. Merci beaucoup.

1. Pimlott N. Improving primary care research reporting. Introducing the Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care checklist. Can Fam Physician 2025;71:66 (Eng), e19 (Fr). DOI: 10.46747/cfp.710166

The French translation of this article can be found at https://www.cfp.ca in the table of contents of the January 2025 issue on page e19.

La traduction en français de cet article se trouve à https://www.cfp.ca dans la table des matières du numéro de janvier 2025 à la page e19.

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CRISP Translated into Turkish – CRISP Türkçeye çevrildi

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The CRISP Checklist and CRISP Statement are now available in Turkish.

These translations will make the CRISP documents available to support the reporting of primary care research for the Turkish-speaking community. This resource helps advance the CRISP goals to build worldwide capacity for primary care research, evidence-based practice, and improved health outcomes for our patients and communities.

The Turkish translation of the CRISP Statement, including the Checklist is published in The Journal of Turkish Family Physician [1].

The CRISP Checklist  is available in Word and PDF formats, along with other translations on the CRISP website: https://crisp-pc.org/translations/

The Journal of Turkish Family Physician also published an editorial commentary on CRISP [2].

The CRISP Working Group gives many thanks to the Turkish CRISP Translation Team:

  • Arzu Uzuner, MD, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Turkish Family Physician, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • Zeynep Tuzcular Vural, MD, PhD. Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital Family Medicine Clinic, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • Mehmet Akman, MD, MPH. Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye.

1. Phillips WR, Sturgiss E. Birinci basamak sağlık araştırma ve raporlarının CRISP Kontrol Listesiyle güçlendirilmesi: Birinci Basamakta Yapılan Çalışmalar İçin Mutabakat Raporlama Maddeleri. [Strengthening primary healthcare research and reporting with the CRISP Checklist: Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care.] Jour Turk Fam Phy 2024; 15 (3): 115-119. Doi: 10.15511/tjtfp.24.00315. https://turkishfamilyphysician.com/articles/letter-to-the-editor/strengthening-primary-healthcare-research-and-reporting-with-the-crisp-checklist/

2. Uzuner A, Akman M, Tuzcular-Vural EZ. Editorial. Journal of Turkish Family Physician 2024;15(3):76-77. (Published Online: 30 Sep 2024) https://turkishfamilyphysician.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/JTFM-2024-3-Basyazi-Editor.pdf

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CRISP Translated into Chinese – CRISP 成中文

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The CRISP documents are now available in Chinese.  

These translations of the CRISP Checklist and related documents will make the guidelines available to the Chinese-speaking community to support the reporting of primary care research. These resources help advance the CRISP goals to build worldwide capacity for primary care research, evidence-based practice, and improved health outcomes for our patients and communities.

These resources, translated into simplified Chinese, include the CRISP Checklist, CRISP Statement {1], and the Explanation and Examples Supplement. The checklist is available in both Word and PDF formats.

The Chinese documents and other translations are available: https://crisp-pc.org/translations/

The Chinese translation team published an article on CRISP in  Chinese General Practice (in Chinese)[2] and in the Chinese General Practice Journal (in English)[3].

The CRISP Working Group gives many thanks to the Chinese CRISP translation team  (in alphabetical order):

  • Chenxi Liu. School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
  • Hui Yang (Coordinator). Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Australia
  • Jiangmei Qin. China National Health Development Research Center, Beijing, China
  • Jie Gu. Department of International Medical Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • Qingqi Chen. Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, University of Hong Kong, China
  • Tuohong Zhang. School of Public Health, Peking University, China
  • Yang Wang. Shanghai General Practice and Community Health Development Research Center, China; Department of General Practice, Yangpu Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, China
  • Yang Zhao. The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Australia; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Yanli Xu (Co-coordinator). Chinese General Practice Publishing House Co., Ltd.

1. Phillips WR, Sturgiss, Glasziou P, et al. Improving the Reporting of Primary Care Research: Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care—the CRISP Statement. [等. 改进基本医疗(初级保健)研究报告内容的CRISP共识声明[J]. 中国全科医学.] Chinese General Practice. DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2024.A0025

2. YANG Hui, WANG Yang, CHEN Qingqi, LIU Chenxi, GU Jie, ZHAO Yang, QIN Jiangmei, CAO Xinyang, STURGISS Elizabeth, PHILLIPS William R, XU Yanli. Applying the Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care Checklist to Improve Reporting Quality in Primary Care Research in China. [ 引用本文:杨,汪洋,陈庆奇,等. 应用CRISP 清单,提升我国全科医学和基本医疗研究报告的质量. 中国全科医学.] Chinese General Practice, 2025. DOI:10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2024.A0026. www.chinagp.net

3. Yang H, Wang Y, Chen Q, Liu C, Gu J, Zhao Y, Qin J, Cao X, Sturgiss E, Phillips WR, Xu Y. Applying the consensus reporting items for studies in primary care checklist to improve reporting quality in primary care research in China. Chinese General Practice Journal, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgpj.2024.10.003

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CRISP is reaching the global primary care community

The CRISP checklist is being translated into multiple languages and the documents will be made available as they are completed. Many primary care journals are also welcoming editorials about CRISP to spread the word to the global primary care community. Current editorials as of November 2024 include:

  • Phillips WR, Sturgiss EA, Kendall S, Akman M. Reporting study results in primary health care: the CRISP guidelines. Primary Health Care Research & Development. 2024;25:e52. doi:10.1017/S1463423624000458
  • Phillips WR, Sturgiss E. CRISP: A checklist for primary health care and family medicine research in Africa and worldwide. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2024;16(1), a4790. https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.4790
  • Rodríguez JE, van Vugt VA, Gorin SS. Commentary on the CRISP Statement. Ann Fam Med. 2023 Nov-Dec;21(6):482. doi: 10.1370/afm.3066. PMID: 38012034; PMCID: PMC10681698. Commentary on the CRISP Statement | Annals of Family Medicine (annfammed.org)
  • Sturgiss EA and Phillips WR (2024) The Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care (CRISP) checklist – the first research reporting guideline made by and for primary care. Australian Journal of Primary Health 30, PY24115. doi:10.1071/PY24115
  • Stoffers, J. and Burgers, J. (2024). The ‘Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care’ (CRISP) statement in the European Journal of General Practice. European Journal of General Practice, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/13814788.2024.2370117
  • Phillips WR, Sturgiss E. Strengthening primary healthcare research and reporting with the CRISP Checklist: Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care. [Birinci basamak sağlık araştırma ve raporlarının CRISP Kontrol Listesiyle güçlendirilmesi: Birinci Basamakta Yapılan Çalışmalar İçin Mutabakat Raporlama Maddeleri.]  Jour Turk Fam Phy 2024; 15(3):115-119. Doi: 10.15511/tjtfp.24.00315
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CRISP workshop at SAPC 2024

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In July 2024, Professor Joanne Reeve (University of Hull) and Dr Pallavi Prathivadi (Monash University) led a small-group workshop at the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) conference in Bristol, UK. They had designed a highly-interactive workshop called ‘Optimising the impact of your research: A BYOP workshop’, encouraging an audience to Bring Your Own Paper to the two-hour session focussing on ‘Impact’ and ‘Implementation’. They presented two bodies of work; WiseGP (led by Joanne) and CRISP (led by Pallavi) to a mixed clinical and academic audience who were almost entirely unfamiliar with both. They then led small group discussions about how WiseGP and/or CRISP could increase the impact and implementation of the individual projects/papers of the attendees. There was a very high level of audience participation and positive verbal feedback about the usefulness of the workshop.

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CRISP is recommended to authors by journals

The CRISP Checklist has now been added to the recommendations to authors by a number of leading primary care journals including:

  • Annals of Family Medicine
  • Australian Journal of Primary Health
  • European Journal of General Practice
  • Family Practice
  • Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
  • Journal of Primary Health Care
  • South African Family Practice
  • The Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine
  • The Journal of Turkish Family Physician

You can see links to the recommendations on the journals’ websites on the CRISP website.

CRISP Checklist on the EQUATOR network

The CRISP Checklist is now freely downable from the EQUATOR network website. The document is available as both a Word document and a PDF to assist researchers to apply CRISP when writing their reports.

Please see the EQUATOR network website for more details – Improving the Reporting of Primary Care Research: Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care-the CRISP Statement | EQUATOR Network (equator-network.org)

 

AHRQ Invites CRISP Presentation

Dr. Bill Phillips presented the CRISP Checklist to the US Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality and its Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, virtually on Jan 11, 2024. The discussion explored the potential for the CRISP guidelines to focus the writing of successful grant applications for funding primary care research. He emphasized the parallels between the goals of CRISP and the mission of AHRQ to generate new knowledge, synthesize evidence, translate science, improve practice, and improve health outcomes. The scope of the AHRQ mission and the flexibility of the CRISP Checklist can encourage this work across primary care patients, problems, population, settings, and systems. The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality in Rockville, MD, is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services promoting and funding primary care research to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable.

Phillips WR. “Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care.” Presented to the Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality; Rockville, MD, USA. (virtual presentation). Jan 11, 2024.

 

NEW PUBLICATION – CRISP PILOT STUDY

The CRISP Checklist has been put to the test by a group of primary care researchers from around the world. This initial pilot study explores how useful the CRISP checklist is for researchers writing a research report. You can read about their experience online (open access) in the Primary Health Care Research & Development journal.

Citation: Sturgiss E, Phillips WR. Pilot test of Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary care (CRISP). Primary Health Care Research & Development. 2023;25:e1.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423623000634 (Published online 19 Dec 2023.)

 

EDITORIAL COMMENTARY ON CRISP

Today the Annals of Family Medicine published an editorial commentary on the CRISP Statement in the November/December issue of the journal. Authored by José E. RodríguezVincent A. van Vugt and Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, the editorial highlights the rigorous, inclusive and impactful approach that the CRISP team used in the development of the statement.

Read the full editorial online here: Commentary on the CRISP Statement | Annals of Family Medicine (annfammed.org)

CRISP STATEMENT NOW PUBLISHED

CRISP is the first reporting guideline by and for primary care research. After five years of research and development, involving an international, interdisciplinary, interprofessional team, the CRISP statement is now available online at the Annals of Family Medicine.

Improving the Reporting of Primary Care Research: Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care—the CRISP Statement

Citation: Phillips WR, Sturgiss E, Glasziou P, olde Hartman TC, Orkin AM, Prathivadi P, Reeve J, Russell GM, van Weel C. Improving the reporting of primary care research: Consensus Reporting Items for Studies in Primary Care—the CRISP Statement. Annals of Family Medicine 2023: 3029. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3029

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