[Reporting the Overall Results of the Research to the Participants: Issues, Barriers and Areas for Improvement]

The overall results of a research project represent a synthesis of the individual results obtained from the participants, which together lead to the conclusions of the research. The importance of informing participants is emphasised in the recommendations on research ethics. However, this good practice is not systematic and can present various challenges in its implementation, despite the fact that participants often express a desire to be informed. The potential advantages and disadvantages of this method raise questions for researchers, who have the task of conveying a coherent message to all parties, while at the same time addressing the lack of guidance on this practice. Potential avenues for improvement include expending the body of ethics literature on the subject and developing comprehensive guidelines to provide optimal support for research teams using this practice.