Priorities for child health research across the UK and Ireland
Priorities for child health research across the UK and Ireland
Background: the General and Adolescent Paediatric Research Network in the UK and Ireland (GAPRUKI) was established in 2016. The aims of GAPRUKI are to unite general paediatricians around the UK and Ireland, to develop research ideas and protocols, and facilitate delivery of multicentre research.
Objectives: to undertake a research prioritisation exercise among UK and Ireland general paediatricians.
Methods: this was a four-phase study using a modified Delphi survey. The first phase asked for suggested research priorities. The second phase developed ideas and ranked them in priority. In the third phase, priorities were refined; and the final stage used the Hanlon Prioritisation Process to agree on the highest priorities.
Results: in phase one, there were 250 questions submitted by 61 GAPRUKI members (66% of the whole membership). For phase two, 92 priorities were scored by 62 members and the mean Likert scale (1-7) scores ranged from 3.13 to 5.77. In a face-to-face meeting (phases three and four), 17 research questions were identified and ultimately 14 priorities were identified and ranked. The four priorities with the highest ranking focused on these three respiratory conditions: asthma, bronchiolitis and acute wheeze. Other priorities were in the diagnosis or management of constipation, urinary tract infection, fever, gastro-oesophageal reflux and also new models of care for scheduled general paediatric clinics.
Conclusion: research priorities for child health in the UK and Ireland have been identified using a robust methodology. The next steps are for studies to be designed and funded to address these priorities.
Cathie, Katrina
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Sutcliffe, Alastair G
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Bandi, Srini
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Coghlan, David
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Turner, Stephen W
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Powell, Colin
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29 October 2021
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Sutcliffe, Alastair G
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Coghlan, David
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Turner, Stephen W
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Powell, Colin
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Cathie, Katrina, Sutcliffe, Alastair G, Bandi, Srini, Coghlan, David, Turner, Stephen W and Powell, Colin
(2021)
Priorities for child health research across the UK and Ireland.
Archives of Disease in Childhood.
(doi:10.1136/archdischild-2021-322636).
Abstract
Background: the General and Adolescent Paediatric Research Network in the UK and Ireland (GAPRUKI) was established in 2016. The aims of GAPRUKI are to unite general paediatricians around the UK and Ireland, to develop research ideas and protocols, and facilitate delivery of multicentre research.
Objectives: to undertake a research prioritisation exercise among UK and Ireland general paediatricians.
Methods: this was a four-phase study using a modified Delphi survey. The first phase asked for suggested research priorities. The second phase developed ideas and ranked them in priority. In the third phase, priorities were refined; and the final stage used the Hanlon Prioritisation Process to agree on the highest priorities.
Results: in phase one, there were 250 questions submitted by 61 GAPRUKI members (66% of the whole membership). For phase two, 92 priorities were scored by 62 members and the mean Likert scale (1-7) scores ranged from 3.13 to 5.77. In a face-to-face meeting (phases three and four), 17 research questions were identified and ultimately 14 priorities were identified and ranked. The four priorities with the highest ranking focused on these three respiratory conditions: asthma, bronchiolitis and acute wheeze. Other priorities were in the diagnosis or management of constipation, urinary tract infection, fever, gastro-oesophageal reflux and also new models of care for scheduled general paediatric clinics.
Conclusion: research priorities for child health in the UK and Ireland have been identified using a robust methodology. The next steps are for studies to be designed and funded to address these priorities.
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Accepted/In Press date: 13 October 2021
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Alastair G Sutcliffe
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