scholarly journals Occurrence and nature of questionable research practices in the reporting of messages and conclusions in international scientific Health Services Research publications: a structured assessment of publications authored by researchers in the Netherlands

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e027903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinie G Gerrits ◽  
Tessa Jansen ◽  
Joko Mulyanto ◽  
Michael J van den Berg ◽  
Niek S Klazinga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
Questionable Research Practices ◽  
The Impact

ObjectivesExplore the occurrence and nature of questionable research practices (QRPs) in the reporting of messages and conclusions in international scientific Health Services Research (HSR) publications authored by researchers from HSR institutions in the Netherlands.DesignIn a joint effort to assure the overall quality of HSR publications in the Netherlands, 13 HSR institutions in the Netherlands participated in this study. Together with these institutions, we constructed and validated an assessment instrument covering 35 possible QRPs in the reporting of messages and conclusions. Two reviewers independently assessed a random sample of 116 HSR articles authored by researchers from these institutions published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals in 2016.SettingNetherlands, 2016.Sample116 international peer-reviewed HSR publications.Main outcome measuresMedian number of QRPs per publication, the percentage of publications with observed QRP frequencies, occurrence of specific QRPs and difference in total number of QRPs by methodological approach, type of research and study design.ResultsWe identified a median of six QRPs per publication out of 35 possible QRPs. QRPs occurred most frequently in the reporting of implications for practice, recommendations for practice, contradictory evidence, study limitations and conclusions based on the results and in the context of the literature. We identified no differences in total number of QRPs in papers based on different methodological approach, type of research or study design.ConclusionsGiven the applied nature of HSR, both the severity of the identified QRPs, and the recommendations for policy and practice in HSR publications warrant discussion. We recommend that the HSR field further define and establish its own scientific norms in publication practices to improve scientific reporting and strengthen the impact of HSR. The results of our study can serve as an empirical basis for continuous critical reflection on the reporting of messages and conclusions.

scholarly journals Interaction and innovation: practical strategies for inclusive consumer-driven research in health services

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e031555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria R Dahm ◽  
Anthony Brown ◽  
Dean Martin ◽  
Maureen Williams ◽  
Brian Osborne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Consumer Involvement ◽  
Consumer Engagement ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionDespite advances in the co-creation of clinical research involving consumers in the last few decades, consumer engagement in health services research generally remains inconsistent and is too often treated as a perfunctory exercise.ObjectiveDrawing on a health services study on diagnostic test result management, communication and follow-up, we: (1) outline practical strategies used to enhance the contribution of health consumer representatives across all stages of health services research, including active involvement in prioritising objectives for data analysis and participating in data analysis and the dissemination of findings; and (2) describe the impact of continued engagement of consumers on the programme of research, the interpretation of findings and their translational potential.Key innovationsKey enabling innovations for engagement included: (1) planned opportunities for long-term consumer involvement across all stages of the research process from conception to dissemination; (2) enhanced consumer engagement capacity; (3) purposeful recruitment of appropriately trained consumers; (4) provision of support structures for active consumer involvement in research design, analysis and write-up; and (5) financial support for consumer involvement.Impact/ConclusionEnhancing consumer contribution and establishing inclusive research design requires a negotiated, interactive, meaningful and transparent process. As a collaborative approach, consumer-driven research involvement offers opportunities for new, often unexpected or unexplored perspectives to feature across the whole research process. In a move away from tokenistic consumer involvement, consumers and researchers who participated in this novel and immersive research project identified inclusive research as a powerful tool to enhance health services research and its translation into effective policy.

scholarly journals The Politics of Health Services Research: Health Professionals as Hired Hands in a Commissioned Research Project in England

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 118-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Dyson ◽  
Sue Dyson
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Clinical Staff ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Ideal Types ◽  
Research Production ◽  
The Impact

Previous health services research has failed to account for the role played by clinical staff in the collection of data. In this paper we use the work of Roth on hired hand research to examine the politics of evidence production within health services research. Sociologies of work predict lack of engagement in the research tasks by subordinated groups of workers. We examine the role of midwives in researching ante-natal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia in England, and construct three ideal types: repairers, refractors, and resisters to account for the variable engagement of health staff with research. We find some features of the hired hand phenomenon predicted by Roth to be in evidence, and suggest that the context of our project is similar to much health services research. We conclude that without concerted attempts (1) to change the social relations of research production; (2) to mitigate hired hand effects; (3) to assess the impact of the hired hand effect on the validity and reliability of findings, and (4) to report on these limitations, that health services research involving large teams of subordinated clinical staff as data collectors will be prone to produce evidence that is of limited trustworthiness.

scholarly journals From theory to practice: improving the impact of health services research

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Brazil ◽  
Elizabeth Ozer ◽  
Michelle M Cloutier ◽  
Robert Levine ◽  
Daniel Stryer
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
The Impact
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