Ensuring accountability for consideration of sex as a biological variable in research.

Autor: Kostas-Polston EA; Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. Electronic address: elizabeth.kostas-polston@usuhs.edu., Bevans M; Office of the Clinical Director, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD., Shea TL; College of Health, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC., McGlothen-Bell K; School of Nursing, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX., Nies MA; College of Health, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID., Alexander IM; School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT., Johnson-Mallard V; College of Nursing, Kent State University, Kent, OH., Clayton JA; Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nursing outlook [Nurs Outlook] 2024 Jul-Aug; Vol. 72 (4), pp. 102194. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 23.
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102194
Abstrakt: The National Institute of Health (NIH) policy, Consideration of Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) in NIH-funded Research (2015), focuses on the expectation that researchers account for the influence of SABV in vertebrate animal and human studies and provide a strong justification for single-sex investigations. When SABV is considered in the research design, data analyses, and reporting, the rigor and reproducibility of the research are elevated and inform best practices and precision health for all people. Additional recommendations include the appropriate use of terminology, integration into curricula, intersection with social determinants of health, and application of sex and gender equity guidelines when disseminating research. This paper is a "call to action" for nurse researchers to lean into and apply this policy's principles and our recommendations, from the bench to the bedside, to advance the equity and health of all people.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
(Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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