Reducing the burden of osteoarthritis in Australia: A 2024-2025 research priority-setting study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify research priorities for osteoarthritis (OA) in Australia to reduce the individual and societal burden of OA.

Design

We used accepted priority setting methodology involving multiple stages: 1) gathering unanswered research priorities from selected literature; 2) assembling an expert panel and using an online survey to obtain additional priorities from panelists; 3) consolidating research priorities (eg. removing duplicates); 4) panel rating of priorities for importance on an 11-point numeric rating scale (0 ​= ​'not at all important; 10 ​= ​'extremely important') via another online survey; 5) analyzing and compiling the final list of priorities; and 6) addressing implementation via a one-day National Summit.

Results

38 research priorities were ide

SUBMITTER: Bennell KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12701990 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature