Supplementary file 3_Reporting Guidelines for Music-based Intervention: an update and validation study.docx

BackgroundDetailed intervention reporting is essential to interpretation, replication, and translation of music-based interventions (MBIs). The 2011 Reporting Guidelines for Music-Based Interventions were developed to improve transparency and reporting quality of published research; however, problems with reporting quality persist. This represents a significant barrier to advances in MBI scientific research and translation of findings to practice.
ObjectiveTo update and validate the 2011 reporting guidelines using a rigorous Delphi approach that involved an interdisciplinary group of MBI researchers; and to develop an explanation and elaboration guidance statement to support dissemination and usage.
MethodsWe followed the methodological framework for developing reporting guidelines recommended by the EQUATOR Network and guidance recommendations for developing health research reporting guidelines. Our three-stage process included: (1) an initial field scan, (2) a consensus process using Delphi surveys (two rounds) and Expert Panel meetings, and (3) development and dissemination of an explanation and elaboration document.
ResultsFirst-Round survey findings revealed that the original checklist items were capturing content that investigators deemed essential to MBI reporting; however, it also revealed problems with item wording and terminology. Subsequent Expert Panel meetings and the Second-Round survey centered on reaching consensus for item language. The revised RG-MBI checklist has a total of 12-items that pertain to eight different components of MBI interventions including name, theory/scientific rationale, content, interventionist, individual/group, setting, delivery schedule, and treatment fidelity.
ConclusionWe recommend that authors, journal editors, and reviewers use the RG-MBI guidelines, in conjunction with methods-based guidelines (e.g., CONSORT) to accelerate and improve the scientific rigor of MBI research.

背景：详尽的干预报告对于音乐干预（Music-Based Interventions, MBIs）的解读、重复验证与成果转化至关重要。2011年发布的音乐干预报告指南旨在提升已发表研究的透明度与报告质量，但当前报告质量仍存在诸多问题，这已成为阻碍音乐干预领域科学研究进展及研究成果向临床实践转化的重要壁垒。
研究目标：采用严谨的德尔菲法，召集跨学科的音乐干预研究者团队，对2011版报告指南进行更新与验证；同时制定配套的阐释与细化指南文本，以推动指南的传播与应用。
研究方法：本研究遵循国际EQUATOR协作网推荐的报告指南制定方法学框架，以及健康研究报告指南的制定规范。研究分为三阶段开展：（1）初始领域调研；（2）通过两轮德尔菲问卷调研与专家小组会议达成共识；（3）编制并发布阐释与细化指南文本。
研究结果：首轮问卷调研结果显示，原版清单条目覆盖了研究者认为音乐干预报告所需的核心内容，但同时也暴露出条目措辞与术语使用方面的问题。后续的专家小组会议与第二轮调研均围绕统一条目语言表述达成共识展开。修订后的RG-MBI（Reporting Guidelines for Music-Based Interventions）清单共包含12项条目，涵盖音乐干预的8个核心要素，即干预名称、理论/科学依据、干预内容、干预实施者、个体/团体干预形式、实施场景、实施排期与治疗保真度。
研究结论：本研究建议论文作者、期刊编辑与审稿人将RG-MBI指南与基于方法学的指南（如CONSORT）结合使用，以加速并提升音乐干预领域研究的科学严谨性。