The top five most-read articles of 2023
| 25 January, 2024 | Kathryn Beechey |
As we begin 2024, we are happy to share with you our top five most-read articles for 2023. In 2023, HRB Open Research maintained its position as the most popular open access publishing venue for HRB-funded researchers. As of December 2023, 65 articles were published on the platform from 416 HRB-funded authors. Read more about the success of last year in our last blog post.
The five most-read articles published on HRB Open Research in 2023 covered a range of research topics and themes. The platform continues going from strength to strength to support the HRB research community.
1. Interventions to support adolescents and young adults with the healthcare transition from paediatric to adult nephrology health services: A scoping review protocol
Due to technological advancements and improved medical management of adolescents and young adults living with renal disease, there has been an exponential increase in the number of patients advancing from the paediatric to the adult nephrology healthcare setting.
This process can be a challenging period for young people and families. As a result, it is often associated with a decline in physical and psychosocial health outcomes.
This scoping review aims to map, explore, and understand the interventions that are currently available to offer positive perceptions and experiences of transition for both adolescents and young adults living with renal disorders and their families.
2. Dementia research in Ireland: What should we prioritise?
Dementia research prioritisation allows for the systematic allocation of investment in dementia research by governments, funding agencies and the private sector. However, there is currently a lack of information available in Ireland regarding priority areas for dementia research.
To address this gap, our second most-read article is a dementia research prioritisation exercise. This consists of an online survey of professionals in the dementia field, as well as workshops for people living with dementia and family carers.
3. Pregnancy and birth complications associations with long-term adverse maternal mental health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Existing studies have established an association between pregnancy, birth complications, and mental health in the first few weeks postpartum. However, there is no clear understanding of whether pregnancy and birth complications increase the risk of adverse maternal mental outcomes in the longer term.
Research on maternal adverse mental health outcomes following pregnancy and birth complications beyond 12 months postpartum is scarce, and findings are inconsistent.
Our third most-read article sets out a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the available evidence to address this gap.
4. Qualitative data sharing practices in clinical trials in the UK and Ireland: towards the production of good practice guidance
Data sharing enables researchers to conduct novel research with previously collected datasets. This maximises scientific findings and cost effectiveness and reducing research waste.
The value of sharing quantitative data from clinical trials is well recognised. However, there are challenges for sharing qualitative data in clinical trials.
Our fourth most-read article explores whether, and how, clinical trial teams share qualitative data to help identify ways in which to improve the process.
5. Instruments used to assess gender-affirming healthcare access: a scoping review protocol
Internationally, the demand for gender-affirming care has increased exponentially in recent years. The clinical presentation of those seeking care has changed with an increase in transmasculine and non-binary identities and a decrease in the average age of those seeking care.
Healthcare navigation remains complicated for this population and warrants further investigation in light of ongoing changes in the field.
Our fifth most-read article presents a study protocol to map and synthesise the academic and grey literature on instruments used to assess healthcare navigation and access for transgender and non-binary individuals seeking gender-affirming care.
We hope you have enjoyed reading through our most read articles of 2023 and would like to thank all the authors and peer reviewers who published and reviewed with HRB Open Research in 2023. We are very much looking forward to seeing what 2024 brings!
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