Research priorities to enhance life for people with spinal cord injury: a Swedish priority setting partnership.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Mixed-method consensus development project.

Objective

To identify the top ten research priorities for spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting

Nationwide in Sweden in 2021-22.

Methods

The PSP process proposed by the James Lind Alliance was used. It comprises two main phases: question identification and priority selection. People living with SCI, relatives of people with SCI as well as health professionals and personal care assistants working with people with SCI were included.

Results

In the first phase, 242 respondents provided 431 inputs addressing potentially unanswered questions. Of these, 128 were beyond the scope of this study. The remaining 303 were merged to formulate 57 questions. The literature review found one question answered, so 56 qu

SUBMITTER: Melin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10564619 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature