@article{8d6cd96abf564fc7a8bc2adc1314c0ec,
title = "Evidence-Based Research Series-Paper 1: What Evidence-Based Research is and why is it important?",
abstract = "Objectives: There is considerable actual and potential waste in research. Evidence-based research ensures worthwhile and valuable research. The aim of this series, which this article introduces, is to describe the evidence-based research approach. Study Design and Setting: In this first article of a three-article series, we introduce the evidence-based research approach. Evidence-based research is the use of prior research in a systematic and transparent way to inform a new study so that it is answering questions that matter in a valid, efficient, and accessible manner. Results: We describe evidence-based research and provide an overview of the approach of systematically and transparently using previous research before starting a new study to justify and design the new study (article #2 in series) and—on study completion—place its results in the context with what is already known (article #3 in series). Conclusion: This series introduces evidence-based research as an approach to minimize unnecessary and irrelevant clinical health research that is unscientific, wasteful, and unethical.",
keywords = "Clinical health research, Clinical trials, Evidence synthesis, Evidence-based research, Medical ethics, Research ethics, Systematic review",
author = "{the Evidence-Based Research Network} and Robinson, {Karen A.} and Klara Brunnhuber and Donna Ciliska and Juhl, {Carsten Bogh} and Robin Christensen and Hans Lund",
note = "Funding Information: This work has been prepared as part of the Evidence-Based Research Network (ebrnetwork.org). The Evidence-Based Research Network is an international network that promotes the use of systematic reviews when prioritizing, designing, and interpreting research. Evidence-based research is the use of prior research in a systematic and transparent way to inform the new study so that it is answering questions that matter in a valid, efficient, and accessible manner. The authors thank the Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences for their generous support of the EBRNetwork. The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital (Professor Christensen and Professor Henriksen) are supported by a core grant from the Oak Foundation USA (OCAY-18-774-OFIL). Financial support, This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. Funding Information: The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital (Professor Christensen and Professor Henriksen) are supported by a core grant from the Oak Foundation USA ( OCAY-18-774-OFIL ). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.07.020",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "129",
pages = "151--157",
journal = "Journal of Clinical Epidemiology",
issn = "0895-4356",
publisher = "Elsevier USA",
}