Americans' Health Priorities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to examine how Americans' opinions of the seriousness of various health-related problems have changed over time and to quantify the public's preferences for research prioritization.

Methods

We conducted a survey that asked respondents to rate the seriousness of 80 health-related problems on a 4-point Likert scale ("very serious problem," "somewhat serious problem," "not too serious of a problem," or "not a problem at all"). Results were compared with past surveys from 2001 and 2013 that examined the same set of health-related problems (with the exception of COVID-19). The survey also included best-worst scaling questions that asked respondents to select, from 20 health problems, those they considered most and least important for research funding.

SUBMITTER: Cook J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9040533 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature