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The OpenAIRE project, in the vanguard of the open access and open data movements in Europe was commissioned by the EC to support their nascent Open Data policy by providing a catch-all repository for EC funded research. CERN, an OpenAIRE partner and pioneer in open source, open access and open data, provided this capability and Zenodo was launched in May 2013.
In support of its research programme CERN has developed tools for Big Data management and extended Digital Library capabilities for Open Data. Through Zenodo these Big Science tools could be effectively shared with the long-tail of research.
The last decade has witnessed increased recognition of the value of literature reviews for advancing understanding and decision making. This has been accompanied by an expansion in the range of methodological approaches and types of review. However, there remains uncertainty over definitions and search requirements beyond those for the ‘traditional’ systematic review. This study aims to characterise health related reviews by type and to provide recommendations on appropriate methods of information retrieval based on the available guidance.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
The findings from a survey to identify local NHS innovation and research needs have been published.
The views of local health stakeholders, including clinical leaders, managers and directors, within each AHSN (Academic Health Science Networks) region were collected through qualitative interviews with 61 people and a questionnaire which received more than 250 responses in total
Free access. The significance of patient perspectives: empathy and better healthcare
Medical literature abounds with the names of doctors who have made significant contributions in their field of study. Their quest for better healthcare has generated enormous amounts of bar graphs, pie charts and scatter plots made of invisible faces and anonymous lives. Any hint of identity carefully erased. But we, the anonymous, have valuable contributions to make as well, with knowledge of our own—personal experience and a different perspective of healthcare. Knowledge and identities not found in textbooks and, until now, not featured in this journal.
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Dickersin and Min define publication bias as the failure to publish the results of a study ‘on the basis of the direction or strength of the study findings’. This non-publication introduces a bias which impacts the ability to accurately synthesise and describe the evidence in a given area. Publication bias is a type of reporting bias and closely related to dissemination bias, although dissemination bias generally applies to all forms of results dissemination, not simply journal publications. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods in a study can provide more robust answers to the research question. Nurses should be able to confidently and competently appraise research papers to be able to offer evidence-based care. While nurses may be able to appraise quantitative and qualitative research individually, this paper provides guidance on how to appraise a mixed methods (MM) research paper. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Qualitative evidence allows researchers to analyse human experience and provides useful exploratory insights into experiential matters and meaning, often explaining the ‘how’ and ‘why’. As we have argued previously, qualitative research has an important place within evidence-based healthcare, contributing to among other things policy on patient safety, prescribing, and understanding chronic illness. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
...qualitative research has an important place within evidence-based healthcare, contributing to among other things policy on patient safety, prescribing, and understanding chronic illness.... However, it is often considered one unified approach and this lack of methodological distinction is problematic, particularly when thinking about how best to assess rigour in studies using qualitative methods. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Conferences in the renal community are a key forum to share work and information to the wider multidisciplinary team. In the past few years, as conferences have grown in size, a poster presentation has become an ideal way for new and experienced presenters to show case their work. In this article, ANN UK executive board member Helen Watts explores the art of creating and giving impact to your poster presentation. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
The potential side-effects of health interventions were not fully reported in more than a third of published health study reviews, research at the University of York has shown.
This is the second independent report on Open Access received from Professor Adam Tickell, Chair of the UK Open Access Co-ordination Group. The first was received in 2016.
It presents a refreshed evidence base, and answers specific questions requested by the Minister for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson, in November 2017.
The response from the minister Chris Skidmore MP to Professor Adam Tickell is available here too.