Identifying and prioritising unanswered research questions for people with hyperacusis: James Lind Alliance Hyperacusis Priority Setting Partnership.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine research priorities in hyperacusis that key stakeholders agree are the most important.

Design/setting

A priority setting partnership using two international surveys, and a UK prioritisation workshop, adhering to the six-staged methodology outlined by the James Lind Alliance.

Participants

People with lived experience of hyperacusis, parents/carers, family and friends, educational professionals and healthcare professionals who support and/or treat adults and children who experience hyperacusis, including but not limited to surgeons, audiologists, psychologists and hearing therapists.

Methods

The priority setting partnership was conducted from August 2017 to July 2018. An international identification survey asked respondents to submit any qu

SUBMITTER: Fackrell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886978 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature