RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 How to Write an Effective Discussion JF Respiratory Care FD American Association for Respiratory Care SP respcare.11435 DO 10.4187/respcare.11435 A1 Dean R Hess YR 2023 UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2023/09/12/respcare.11435.abstract AB Explaining the meaning of the results to the reader is the purpose of the discussion section of a research paper. There are elements of the discussion section that should be included and pitfalls that should be avoided. Always write the discussion section for the reader. Remember that the focus is to help the reader understand the study and that the focus should be on the study data.