BACKGROUND No existing instrument addresses the minimum number of items that guarantee methodological quality in studies based on observational methodology. Consequently, professionals who are not experts in observational methodology do not have a basic framework to guide their practice in this type of study. This study developed a checklist to measure the minimum number of items for methodological quality that studies based on observational methodology should consider and provided evidence of their validity based on test content and intercoder reliability. METHOD Fifty-four judges with at least 1 year of experience in observational methodology and research based on this methodology evaluated the items of the developed checklist in terms of relevance, usefulness, and feasibility. Items were selected if they obtained at least .5 in the Osterlind indexes of the three aspects evaluated. Two coders applied the selected items to a random selection of articles that used observational methodology to investigate soccer, and intercoder reliability was examined using Cohen's kappa (k) coefficients. RESULTS The final checklist included 16 items grouped into 11 criteria/dimensions, with adequate reliability coefficients. CONCLUSIONS This study developed a useful instrument for non-expert professionals to enhance the methodological quality of studies based on observational methodology.

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基于观察方法学（MQCOM）的研究方法学质量清单。

背景技术现有的仪器都没有涉及保证基于观察方法学的研究方法学质量的最小项目数。因此，不是观察方法学专家的专业人士没有指导这类研究实践的基本框架。这项研究制定了一个清单，以测量基于观察方法的研究应考虑的方法质量的最小项目数，并根据测试内容和编码间可靠性提供了其有效性的证据。方法至少有1年观察方法和基于这种方法的研究经验的54名法官根据相关性，实用性和可行性评估了已开发清单的项目。如果项目至少获得了选择。5在Osterlind指数的三个方面进行了评估。两位编码员将选择的项目应用于使用观察方法研究足球的文章的随机选择，并使用Cohen的kappa（k）系数检查了编码间的可靠性。结果最终清单包括16个项目，分为11个标准/维度，具有足够的可靠性系数。结论本研究为非专业人士开发了一种有用的工具，以提高基于观察方法的研究的方法学质量。结果最终清单包括16个项目，分为11个标准/维度，具有足够的可靠性系数。结论本研究为非专业人士开发了一种有用的工具，以提高基于观察方法的研究的方法学质量。结果最终清单包括16个项目，分为11个标准/维度，具有足够的可靠性系数。结论本研究为非专业人士开发了一种有用的工具，以提高基于观察方法的研究的方法学质量。