Research Article: Is our public research money well spent? Publication of research outputs from Health Research Council of New Zealand-funded studies: a cross-sectional study
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the reporting of results from the projects and programmes funded by the Health Research Council (HRC) New Zealand. Design A cross-sectional analysis. Setting Research projects and programmes funded by the HRC New Zealand from 2006 to 2014. Participants Publicly available data provided by the HRC. Main outcome measures The number and proportion with evidence of publication and dissemination of a research output from HRC grants and the time taken to disseminate the results. Results Of the 374 HRC grants from 2006 to 2014, there was no evidence of publication or reporting of any research output for 48 studies (13%). Of the 326 (87%) grants with research outputs, there was a mean dissemination time of 4.73 years (SD 2.37). The total funding provided by the HRC was NZ$471 663 336, while the 48 grants with no evidence of dissemination represented NZ$47 095 727 (10%). Conclusions Thirteen per cent of the HRC projects and programmes from 2006 to 2014 have not contributed to the healthcare evidence as their results remain unknown.
Introduction:
The timely reporting of the findings from research is important as it informs clinical practice, develops evidence based policy-making and potentially improves patient care. 1 2 Unreported research results do not contribute to the evidence base or to patient care. This is a failure of our obligation, as researchers, to the trial volunteers who enter trials with the belief that their contribution will go towards helping others. 3–5 The AllTrials campaign, 2 launched in 2013, advocated for trial registration and for…
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