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Jan R. Boehnke
@jrboehnke.bsky.social
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I work at the School of #HealthSciences, University of Dundee

Measurement, (health-related) quality of life #HRQL, multimorbidity, #ResearchEthics, publishing, #PeerReview, research assessment

Ex- #REF2021, former #NightshiftEditor

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · Sep 1
New #AcademicYear - New #introduction

I am a researcher at #DundeeUni, interested in health-related quality of life
#HRQoL #Psychometrics

I teach #ResearchMethodology and #ResearchMethods (focus #Quantitative)

I worked as a #NightshiftEditor and mull over roles in and sense of #AcademicPublishing
A bronze statue of a lemming from the game Lemmings looking over the top of a pillar. It hangs on to the pyramidal shaped top with its right hand, looking into the distance shielding its eyes with the left. Palm trees and other flowers like in a park or garden are visible behind. Clouds in the sky, but some blue visible as well.

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 4d
Towards an Open, Democratic and Socially Relevant Science in Latin America and the Caribbean
sfdora.org/2025/12/19/b...

3 strategic pillars 👇

One of 11 principles:
Critical #pedagogy: Foster training and collective reflection on #OpenScience and responsible assessment as transformative practices
Pillars of the Transformative Proposal Open science as a public and common good: It calls for a comprehensive openness of the scientific process — from data production to research assessment — that eliminates economic, technological, and linguistic barriers, promotes collaboration among diverse actors, and recognises the plurality of knowledge(s). A new model of socially relevant research assessment: It advocates replacing commercial metrics and rankings with responsible, participatory, and context-aware assessment systems that value the diversity of trajectories and the social, environmental, and cultural impact of knowledge. Epistemic and technological sovereignty: It defends public and regional control over the infrastructures, platforms, and technologies that make science possible, ensuring multilingualism, openness, and ethical use of digital technologies. From the Bogota Manifesto

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 4d
As part of our provision for postgraduate students I give about annually a talk/workshop thing around my favourite misquotes of my own work.

I think there is scope for some interpretational differences. But as you say, there are also those that are clearly outside this area.

Reposted by Jan R. Boehnke

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Dan de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 5d
A propos of some stuff, a brief thread on randomized experiments. 👇

We like randomization as it provides us with a powerful way to solve a big problem: identification.

Identification should not - cannot - precede other parts of the research process: theory, conceptualization, operationalization.

Reposted by Richard McElreath, Jan R. Boehnke

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 7d
Our university press team asked me a few questions in regards to the new chair on Mental Health & Data Science. I sketch a bit of a vision on the importance of transdisciplinary work, and some obstacles to overcome.

www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
Transdisciplinary work is fantastic, but requires dedicated efforts from all sides to understand each other’
Eiko Fried has been appointed professor of Mental Health & Data Science. This combined chair neatly fits the view that understanding complex mental health issues require the integration of statistical...
www.universiteitleiden.nl

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 8d
Publication proposing a 'Comprehensibility Continuum' method to demonstrate #PatientReported outcome measure comprehensibility systematically and consistently from interview data:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#PatientCentered #Psychometrics #ScaleDevelopment #HRQOL
The comprehensibility continuum: a novel method for analysing comprehensibility of patient reported outcome measures - Quality of Life Research
Purpose Evidence of comprehensibility is frequently required during the development of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs); the respondent’s interpretation of PROM items needs to align with inte...
link.springer.com

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 8d
Just gave my last talk of the year!

2025 was quite packed, I gave talks about:
- the age-period-cohort problem
- making rigorous causal inference more mainstream
- mediation analysis
- marginaleffects
- causal graphs (x10)

If you're curious, check out my slides here: juliarohrer.com/resources/
Resources
Here you can find a collection of things that may be helpful, including slide decks, a curated list of introductory papers and blog posts, as well as some infographics I have generated to explain v…
juliarohrer.com

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 8d
Ich weiss, bin etwas hinterher, aber:
Klar ist Elric von Melniboné bekannt 😅

~57h Gesamtausgabe. Ich weiss was es im nächsten #Wrapped zu sehen gibt 😅

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Brady T. West, Richard McElreath , and 3 more

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rogier kievit @rogierk.bsky.social · 8d
I've used Lavaan almost every (work)day for 15 years, but this open source labour of love has never received proper institutional support. I'm delighted to be a small part of an 1.5M OpenScienceNL award, led by Jorgensen, to completely revamp and futureproof Lavaan www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...

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Janelle Shane @janelleshane.com · 9d
On this day of Christmas I bring to you: Christmas carols generated by a tiny vintage neural net.

This is from 2017, when I trained the neural net from scratch on my laptop using just Christmas carols.

In retrospect I can see the neural net got mixed signals
www.aiweirdness.com/christmas-ca...
The story of the chimney see Santa baby, and blood and joyous so world and joy and good will to see Santa baby bore sweet Jesus Christ Fa la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la. King of toys and hippopotamuses [sic] full of the light of that stood at the dear Son of Santa Claus He was born in a wonderful christmas tree Run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolph, run, run Rudolf the new born King.

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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 9d
⚙️ New RoRI paper: AI and Reviewer Matching in Research Funding

How are funders using AI to match grant applications with reviewers? Three case studies from SNSF, Fundación “la Caixa”, and NWO explore real-world approaches and trade-offs: tinyurl.com/y8a6vfdn

Reposted by Ingo Rohlfing, Paul Nightingale, Jan R. Boehnke

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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 9d
The Max Planck Society has begun an exploratory round table for open science. We are drafting some recommendations to leadership. Still a long way to go! But here are my notes on the most recent draft, just so you all know how I am trying to steer things.
Richard McElreath: It must not be overlooked that junior researchers DO NOT TRUST US. We, the directors, are a big part of the problem. We made this system, we remake it every year, and we benefit from it. What can we do to credibly signal our commitment to reform a corrupt research culture? My conversations with junior scientists in the society has taught me that directors are too often either indifferent or hostile to science reform. We cannot hope to convince our prize winning colleagues. Their egos are immune. But we can replace retirements with researchers who care more about integrity than their own prestige. This is important both for earning the trust of the junior researchers who really do the research in the MPG and for attracting excellent future directors and starting to earn the trust of the public. So I suggest two strong signals to our junior researchers (and the public): (1) we will reform recruitment and promotion at all levels to eliminate proxies like citation counts and journal brands in favor of reliability and sustainability; (2) we will make open science skills a core part of scientific training, through the graduate schools at a minimum, as conditions for the central funding. The most ambitious thing we could do, as hinted at in item 5 above, is to meaningfully invest in metascientific research. As the largest basic research organization in the world, the MPG is uniquely suited to studying research and its products from a broad perspective that includes the humanities, the sciences, and policy. Governments are already involved in science reform. Someone should study it in an organized and sustained way.

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 9d
All the best, Louise! It was great to have you as a colleague!

#DundeeUni #HealthSciences #BaxterFellow

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Dr Louise Marryat @lmarryat.bsky.social · 9d
After 5.5 great years at @dundee.ac.uk , I’m excited to be starting a new role as a Lord Kelvin / Adam Smith Senior Research Fellow at @glasgow.ac.uk . Very grateful to colleagues and collaborators at Dundee—looking forward to what’s next in Glasgow.

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 11d
Two #YOUTHreach studies registered!

#PublicMentalHealth impact of an ecological momentary intervention for self-esteem
www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN61299413

Walk-in #MentalHealth centers for psychological distress
www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN13725260

#PublicHealth #RCT #ISRCTN #YoungPeople
ISRCTN
www.isrctn.com

Reposted by Andrew Baillie, Jan R. Boehnke

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Marion Campbell @marionkcampbell.bsky.social · 11d
The stepped wedge design came up in the #CCRDownUnder meeting last week so it seemed a good time to revisit the pros and cons of this design 1/6
#MethodologyMonday #128

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 14d
I am sure a thorough qualitative analysis of the written comments will be undertaken, which should provide this info 😉

(Mocking aside: I had the chance to hear more detail about a ScotGov consultation where that part was done very thoroughly indeed.)

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 14d
Looking at my diary, I am already in the third week of January or so... 🤦😜😅

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 14d
I think the really interesting (or frustrating) thing is that it in most cases it only asks about how it is affecting the respondent, not whether it is worthwhile spending the money on a particular service or activity.

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 14d
🔥 Still open until 12noon today!
Dundee City Council 2026-27 Budget Consultation

www.dundeecity.gov.uk/consultation...

#Dundee #DunDe #BroughtyFerry #Consultation

Reposted by Jan R. Boehnke

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Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 16d
Do open science practices differ in psychology vs public health? I moved from psychology to public health (social determinants, so still very psychology-relevant), and I'm wondering if others have noticed a difference in these fields in terms of documentation, prereg, open access publishing, etc.

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 18d
Have not come across this one yet:

Providing a registration number for a trial. But not the registry. And it is not findable via #WHO ICTRP...

#RCT #ClinicalTrials
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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 20d
IMMERSE project now on Bluesky!
@immerse-project.bsky.social

It is an interdisciplinary project with the aim to advance #PersonCentered care in #MentalHealth services.

What it is, what it has to do with #ExperienceSampling, and who is involved? Have a look here:
immerse-project.eu

#FollowFriday
IMMERSE Project — Clinical use of Experience Sampling Methods
We are developing a ‘Digital Mobile Mental Health (DMMH)’ tool to support clients and practitioners in clinical practice. Our DMMH tool is a secure and innovative software solution for using the ‘Expe...
immerse-project.eu

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PHD Comics @phdcomics.com · 21d
Publication charges

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 21d
Webpage live for the

10th UK Patient Reported Outcome Measures Research Conference
sheffield.ac.uk/smph/events/...

An opportunity to reflect on progress, to explore the future of PROMs, and going back to where it all began in 2016:
Sheffield #SCHARR
23rd June 2026

#HRQOL #PatientCentered #ISOQOL
10th UK Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Research Conference
We are delighted to announce that the 10th UK Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Conference will be hosted in Sheffield on Tuesday 23 June 2026.Now in its tenth year, the UK PROMs Conference br...
sheffield.ac.uk

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 21d
Link to our paper: gh.bmj.com/content/9/1/...

#GlobalHealth #GlobalMentalHealth #Multimorbidity #NCD
An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lived experience of people with multimorbidity in low- and middle-income countries
People living with multimorbidity (PLWMM) have multiple needs and require long-term personalised care, which necessitates an integrated people-centred approach to healthcare. However, people-centred c...
gh.bmj.com

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 21d
Summarising literature from 25yrs, the paper shows that most studies investigating cost in global #NCD research emphasise tangible costs (direct & indirect expenses), while largely neglecting intangible costs:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Glad to see our recent study included and summarised 👇
Quote from the supplementary material of the cited article: This study captures the experiences of people with multimorbidity across ten LMICs, uncovering how fragmented systems, financial hardship, and impersonal care compound the challenges of illness. Despite undergoing costly treatments, many saw limited benefit and struggled with repetitive, confusing care pathways. Tangible costs included healthcare expenses and productivity loss, while intangible costs due to poor disease management encompass confusion, loss of independence, and emotional exhaustion. Taken from Taneja et al. (2025). Discover Public Health, 22, 782, summarising Tran et al. (2024). BMJ Global Health, 9, e013606.

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 22d
We continue work on papers from our multi-arm trials in the "Education for #Wellbeing" programme. #PeerReview as a great opportunity to catch up w @jess-deighton.bsky.social and colleagues over the revisions!

If you can't wait:

#PrePrints
osf.io/kxug7/files

#DfE reports
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Education for wellbeing programme findings
Findings from evaluation of mental health interventions in schools.
www.gov.uk

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Richard McElreath, Rebecca Sear , and 3 more

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JAMES HEATHERS @jamesheathers.bsky.social · 22d
Diederik Stapel was a massive watershed moment in psychology.

However, he was -- and let's be slightly glib here -- some guy from The Netherlands who wrote social psychology papers.

The full accounting of the Eysenck case is approx, at minimum, TWO STAPELS.

retractionwatch.com/2025/12/03/n...
Number of ‘unsafe’ publications by psychologist Hans Eysenck could be ‘high and far reaching’
Hans Eysenck A “high and far reaching” number of papers and books by Hans Eysenck could be “unsafe,” according to an updated statement from King’s College London, where the psychologist was a profe…
retractionwatch.com

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Jan R. Boehnke @jrboehnke.bsky.social · 22d
Focus group participants (n=25) from UK #ClinicalTrials units

rated for randomisation (lack of) predictability as more important than balance btw trial arms (can be adjusted for)

and different randomisation practices can be explained by unit practice:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#RCT #CTU
Choosing and evaluating randomisation methods in clinical trials: a qualitative study - Trials
Background There exist many different methods of allocating participants to treatment groups during a randomised controlled trial. Although there is research that explores trial characteristics that a...
link.springer.com