Identifying and prioritising systematic review topics with public health stakeholders: A protocol for a modified Delphi study in Switzerland to inform future research agendas.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Cochrane Collaboration aims to produce relevant and top priority evidence that responds to existing evidence gaps. Hence, research priority setting (RPS) is important to identify which potential research gaps are deemed most important. Moreover, RPS supports future health research to conform both health and health evidence needs. However, studies that are prioritising systematic review topics in public health are surprisingly rare. Therefore, to inform the research agenda of Cochrane Public Health Europe (CPHE), we introduce the protocol of a priority setting study on systematic review topics in several European countries, which is conceptualised as pilot.

Methods and analysis

We will conduct a two-round modified Delphi study in Switzerland, incorporating an

SUBMITTER: Hoekstra D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5724103 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature