国家卫生研究院拨款授予的多样性语言的变化:观察性研究
Neil Mehta1, Anupam B Jena2,3,4
1Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
概括
国家卫生研究院 (NIH) 拨款摘要中的多样性语言在2024-2025年显著下降. 这一趋势表明,NIH研究资金如何纳入包容性的转变.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 科学政策 科学政策 科学政策
- 资助管理 资助管理
背景情况:
- 国家卫生研究院 (NIH) 在资助科学研究方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 评估资助语言的趋势,特别是关于多样性的趋势,对于理解研究重点和包容性很重要.
- 在科学摘要中多样性语言流行的先前趋势没有得到充分的记录.
研究的目的:
- 为了量化评估国家卫生研究院 (NIH) 多样性语言普及率的变化,提供摘要.
- 分析2024年1月至2025年6月NIH资助的研究中与多样性相关的术语的时间趋势.
主要方法:
- 对2024年1月至2025年6月期间授予的17701份NIH拨款摘要进行了追溯纵向分析.
- 多样性语言的流行程度每月都会被测量.
- 在补助金分析中,比较了相同的补助金的2024年和2025年的版本,以计算与所有词汇相比,与多样性相关的单词的净变化.
主要成果:
- 在2024年10月至11月期间,语言多样性急剧下降 (51%的相对下降).
- 从2024年1月到2025年6月,多样性语言的总体流行率下降了25%.
- 在资助范围内的分析中,在2024年至2025年更新期间,多元化语言约占删除单词的10%.
结论:
- 在NIH研究资助摘要中使用多样性语言的使用已显著下降.
- 这项研究强调了在联邦政府资助的研究中纳入与多样性相关的术语的显著转变.
- 需要进一步研究,以了解这种语言趋势对科学资金的影响.
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