John Hultquist & Aidan Kramer
John Robert Hultquist is a junior at IU’s School of Public Health. He majors in community health with minors in nutrition and urban planning and community development. He is interested in the intersection between mental illness and substance misuse in college-aged students. Upon graduation, he plans graduate school to get a master's degree in social work.
Aidan Kramer is a sophomore in the School of Public Health pursuing and dual degree in Community Health and Epidemiology with a minor in Global Health Promotion. She is interested in working for public health programs either locally or at the state level after graduating.
Survey of data and code availability in aging studies funded by Nathan Shock Centers
Background: Data and code availability permits more in-depth review and confirmation of research and allows for important extensions of published work in a cost-efficient way. The Nathan Shock Centers (NSCs) are funded by the National Institute on Aging to support excellence in the basic biology of aging. The NSC Coordinating Center is interested in data and coding availability of NSC-funded research.
Objectives: To survey articles funded by Nathan Shock Centers for data and code availability.
Methods: Grant numbers of funded Nathan Shock Centers (NSCs) were used to search PubMed from April 1, 2017 to April 1, 2022 for articles related to aging. Five hundred and six articles were identified and were imported into Sysrev for screening. Articles were coded in duplicate as to whether data/code availability was (a) in repository, (b) available upon request, (c) included in the study, (d) via accession number, (e) in supplementary/supporting files, (d) other (for discussion if they do not fit a category).
Results: In 11 initial articles screened, 3 stated that data are available via accession number; 3 on request; and 5 stated a mix of availability in supporting files or accession number, included in the paper, or available upon request. There were no statements about code in 9 studies; 1 noted availability in a supporting file; and 1 stated that code was not used.
Conclusions: Our preliminary results suggest that in NSC-funded studies, a minority of articles clearly state that data is publicly available, and that code availability statements are largely absent.
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