Reducing research wastage by starting off on the right foot: optimally framing the research question.
Nancy E MayoNikki OwMiho AsanoSorayya AskariRuth BarclaySabrina FigueiredoMelanie HawkinsStanley HumMehmet InceerNavaldeep KaurAyse KuspinarKedar K V MateAna Maria MogaMaryam MozafariniaPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2022)
Almost half of the questions were poorly framed or unframed a practice that could contribute to research wastage. Even "adequately framed" questions rarely stated what they wanted to know a priori, increasing the risk of biased reporting. Researchers, reviewers, and editors should encourage the use established frameworks for research questions.