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Sharing research findings with study participants is considered a moral obligation by most researchers – yet happens inconsistently, per systematic review of 96 papers across 17 years

08.14.25 | PLOS

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Sharing research findings with study participants is considered a moral obligation by most researchers – yet happens inconsistently, per systematic review of 96 papers across 17 years
Researchers perform a systematic review of 96 papers to assess other researchers’ outlooks around sharing research findings with study participants. Credit: Artem Podrez, Pexels (CC0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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Article title: Current global practice and implications for future research on disseminating health research results to study participants: A systematic review

Author countries : Australia, Papua New Guinea, United Kingdom

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS Medicine

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004569

Systematic review

People

Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Medical Journals Research Organizations Science Communication Scientific Community Scientific Journals

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Medicine
DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1004569
Method of Research
Systematic review
Subject of Research
People
COI Statement
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Claire Turner
PLOS
medicinepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, August 14). Sharing research findings with study participants is considered a moral obligation by most researchers – yet happens inconsistently, per systematic review of 96 papers across 17 years. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L59XD698/sharing-research-findings-with-study-participants-is-considered-a-moral-obligation-by-most-researchers-yet-happens-inconsistently-per-systematic-review-of-96-papers-across-17-years.html
MLA:
"Sharing research findings with study participants is considered a moral obligation by most researchers – yet happens inconsistently, per systematic review of 96 papers across 17 years." Brightsurf News, Aug. 14 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L59XD698/sharing-research-findings-with-study-participants-is-considered-a-moral-obligation-by-most-researchers-yet-happens-inconsistently-per-systematic-review-of-96-papers-across-17-years.html.