Establishing a set of research priorities in care homes for older people in the UK: a modified Delphi consensus study with care home staff.

ABSTRACT:

Background

currently, there is little evidence base for much of the care provided for older people in care homes. Given the wide range of topics that require further investigation, and limited resources, one solution is to identify the priorities for future research.

Methods

a modified Delphi technique was used to identify research topics and develop consensus among care home staff participants. The survey was conducted across three rounds. Firstly to elicit topics that were considered by participants to require further research, secondly to prioritise the long list of research questions, followed by a third round to reach a consensus on the highest ranked 15 questions.

Results

eighty-three participants responded to the initial survey, providing 144 questions. Followi

SUBMITTER: Shepherd V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5386006 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature