Health researchers' experiences, perceptions and barriers related to sharing study results with participants

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Long, Christopher R ^a   Purvis, Rachel S ^b   Flood Grady, Elizabeth ^c   Kimminau, Kim S ^d   Rhyne, Robert L ^e   Burge, Mark R ^f   Stewart, M Kathryn ^g   Jenkins, Amy J ^h   James, Laura P ^h   McElfish, Pearl A ^a  

^a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

dissemination survey; health research dissemination; research communication; Research dissemination; research results; results sharing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCIENTIST; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

ATTITUDE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85062406387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-019-0422-5     Document Type: Article

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