Investigation of Data-Sharing Attitudes in the Context of a Meta-Analysis

• In Event: 41.083 - Roundtable Session 15
  In Roundtable Session: 41.083-24 - Addressing Practical Concerns to Conducting a Meta-Analysis

Abstract

Sharing individual participant data (IPD) among researchers, upon request, is an ethical and responsible practice. Despite numerous calls for this practice to be standard, however, research indicates that primary study authors are often unwilling to share IPD, even for use in a meta-analysis (Campbell et al., 2002; Jaspers & Degraeuwe, 2008). The purpose of this project is to understand the reasons why primary study authors are unwilling to share their data and to investigate whether sending a data-sharing agreement, in the context of updating a meta-analysis, affects participants’ willingness to share IPD.

Authors

• Joshua R. Polanin, Development Services Group

• Mary Terzian