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Bradley S Johnson1, Shelby Rauh1, Daniel Tritz1
1Oklahoma State University, Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
|March 30, 2022
Summary
Empirical research in emergency medicine often lacks the necessary components for replication, hindering scientific credibility. Collaboration among researchers, journals, and institutions is crucial to improve research reproducibility.
Area of Science:
- Medical Research
- Emergency Medicine
- Scientific Reproducibility
Background:
- Assessing the reproducibility of empirical research is vital for scientific integrity.
- Key components for study replication include materials, raw data, analysis scripts, protocols, and preregistration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the availability of essential components for research replication in emergency medicine publications.
- To determine the extent to which emergency medicine studies meet reproducibility standards.
Main Methods:
- A systematic search of MEDLINE-indexed emergency medicine journals and high-impact general medicine journals was conducted.
- 364 publications (300 from EM journals, 106 from general medicine) were analyzed for the availability of reproducibility components.
- Two independent investigators extracted data on materials, data, analysis scripts, protocols, and preregistration.
Main Results:
- Only a small percentage of empirical articles provided material statements (2.49%) or data statements (9.91%).
- No articles provided access to analysis scripts.
- While 25.94% linked protocols and 39.15% were preregistered, overall reporting of reproducibility components was low.
Conclusions:
- Emergency medicine research frequently lacks critical elements needed for replication, impacting study credibility.
- A significant gap exists in reporting materials, data, and analysis scripts, essential for verifying research findings.
- Interventions involving researchers, peer reviewers, funding agencies, and journals are necessary to enhance research reproducibility.
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