Research priorities for the management of broken bones of the upper limb in people over 50: a UK priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine research priorities for the management of broken bones of the upper limb in people over 50, which represent the shared priorities of patients, their families, carers and healthcare professionals.

Design/setting

A national (UK) research priority setting partnership.

Participants

People aged 50 and over who have experienced a fracture of the upper limb, carers involved in their care, family and friends of patients, healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of these patients.

Methods

Using a multiphase methodology in partnership with the James Lind Alliance over 15 months (September 2017 to December 2018), a national scoping survey asked respondents to submit their research uncertainties. These were amalgamated into a smaller number

SUBMITTER: Sheehan WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924751 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature