Priorities of patients, caregivers and health-care professionals for health research - A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Based on subjective experience, patients can identify research priorities important for health services research. A systematic method for priority setting has been developed by the James Lind Alliance.

Objective

This article reviews the literature on the research priorities of patients, caregivers and health-care professionals and presents the prioritized research themes and prioritization methods used.

Search strategy

Three electronic databases were searched on 22 May 2018. The search was not limited to any time period or language.

Inclusion criteria

The included studies reported the identification and prioritization of research priorities involving patients, relatives and caregivers. Each included paper addressed a specific ICD-coded health problem

SUBMITTER: Levelink M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7696132 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature