Hvordan kan vi modvirke forskningsspild?

Resumé
Introduktion
Sygepleje er et komplekst fag, og sygeplejersker arbejder i komplekse organisationer. Man kan sige, at sygeplejepraksis er en kompleks intervention i sig selv (1), der kræver opdateret viden og kompetence. Der er derfor behov for forskning, der understøtter øget implementering af viden i praksis, der kan håndtere sundhedsvæsenets komplekse virkelighed.

I en banebrydende artikel hævdede lægerne og forskerne Chalmers og Glasziou i 2009 (2), at 85 % af al medicinsk forskning var spildt, og i 2018 gentog de, at det meste forskning ikke gavner patienterne (3). Flere fremtrædende forskere inden for sygepleje har slået til lyd for, at det meste af sygeplejeforskningen også er spildt (1, 4, 5).

I denne artikel vil vi præsentere nogle strategier for bæredygtig forskning, der efter vores mening vil modvirke forskningsspild.

How can we prevent research waste?

Introduction

Nursing is a complex profession, and nurses work in complex organisations. Nursing practice can be viewed as a complex intervention in its own right, which requires up‑to‑date knowledge and competence. There is therefore a need for research that supports the wider implementation of knowledge in practice and addresses the complex realities of the healthcare system.

In a landmark 2009 article, physicians and researchers Chalmers and Glasziou argued that 85% of all medical research was wasted, and in 2018, they reiterated that most research does not benefit patients. Several leading nursing researchers have likewise claimed that much of nursing research is also wasted.

In this article, we present a number of strategies for sustainable research which, in our view, can help to reduce research waste.

Keywords: Research waste, sustainable research, nursing research, implementation, complex interventions, evidence‑based practice.