Dissemination of study results to participants in mental health research: a meta-research review of studies published in high-impact psychiatry journals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We surveyed authors of publications in high-impact psychiatry journals to assess the (1) proportion that disseminated results to study participants or others with lived experience, and, among those who disseminated, (2) methods (eg, email) and (3) tools (eg, plain-language summary) used.

Design

Meta-research review.

Data source

PubMed search on 14 December 2022 and emails to study authors for information on dissemination.

Eligibility criteria

Eligible studies collected primary human data and were published in psychiatry journals with 2021 impact factor ≥10.

Data extraction and synthesis

Study information was extracted by one investigator and validated by a second investigator, with conflicts resolved by consensus, with a third investigator con

SUBMITTER: Pierson G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750758 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature