Several methods for assessing research waste in reviews with a systematic search: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research waste is present in all study designs and can have significant consequences for science, including reducing the reliability of research findings and contributing to the inefficient use of resources. Estimates suggest that as much as 85% of all biomedical research is wasted. However, it is uncertain how avoidable research waste is assessed in specific types of study designs and what methods could be used to examine different aspects of research waste. We aimed to investigate which methods, systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and overviews of reviews discussing research waste, have used to assess avoidable research waste.

Materials and methods

We published a protocol in the Open Science Framework prospectively (https://osf.io/2fbp4). We searched PubMed and

SUBMITTER: Rosengaard LO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11580664 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature