Priority setting to support a public health research agenda: a modified Delphi study with public health stakeholders in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research priority setting (RPS) studies are necessary to close the significant gap between the scientific evidence produced and the evidence stakeholders need. Their findings can make resource allocation in research more efficient. However, no general framework for conducting an RPS study among public health stakeholders exists. RPS studies in public health are rare and no such study has been previously conducted and published in Germany. Therefore, we aimed to investigate which research topics in public health are prioritised by relevant stakeholders in Germany.

Methods

Our RPS study consisted of a scoping stage and a Delphi stage each split into two rounds. Firstly, we invited members of the German Public Health Association to gather expert insights during two i

SUBMITTER: Hoekstra D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463880 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature