What features should an effective system for declaring and managing conflicts of interest in healthcare have? An adapted Delphi study of key stakeholders in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify views and establish agreements of key stakeholders on the features of an effective system for declaring and managing conflicts of interest in healthcare.

Design

A modified Delphi study consisting of two surveys and semi-structured interviews. Surveys included closed and free-text questions.

Setting and participants

UK, purposefully and generally invited participants including academics, researchers, healthcare professionals, regulators, patients and citizens from 10 countries, during 25 August 2024 and 20 January 2025.

Main outcome measures

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of two surveys and 21 interviews. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample and analyse closed survey questions. Thematic analysis was used to analyse

SUBMITTER: McCartney M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12458846 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature