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A systematic review to identify research priority setting in Black and minority ethnic health and evaluate their processes
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 5, p e0251685 (2021), PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021.
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Abstract
- Background Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities suffer from disproportionately poorer health than the general population. This issue has been recently exemplified by the large numbers of infection rates and deaths caused by covid-19 in BAME populations. Future research has the potential to improve health outcomes for these groups. High quality research priority setting is crucial to effectively consider the needs of the most vulnerable groups of the population. Objective The purpose of this systematic review is to identify existing research priority studies conducted for BAME health and to determine the extent to which they followed good practice principles for research priority setting. Method Included studies were identified by searching Medline, Cinnahl, PsychINFO, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, as well as searches in grey literature. Search terms included “research priority setting”, “research prioritisation”, “research agenda”, “Black and minority ethnic”, “ethnic group”. Studies were included if they identified or elicited research priorities for BAME health and if they outlined a process of conducting a research prioritisation exercise. A checklist of Nine Common Themes of Good Practice in research priority setting was used as a methodological framework to evaluate the research priority processes of each study. Results Out of 1514 citations initially obtained, 17 studies were included in the final synthesis. Topic areas for their research prioritisation exercise included suicide prevention, knee surgery, mental health, preterm birth, and child obesity. Public and patient involvement was included in eleven studies. Methods of research prioritisation included workshops, Delphi techniques, surveys, focus groups and interviews. The quality of empirical evidence was diverse. None of the exercises followed all good practice principles as outlined in the checklist. Areas that were lacking in particular were: the lack of a comprehensive approach to guide the process; limited use of criteria to guide discussion around priorities; unequal or no representation from ethnic minorities, and poor evaluation of their own processes. Conclusions Research priority setting practices were found to mostly not follow good practice guidelines which aim to ensure rigour in priority setting activities and support the inclusion of BAME communities in establishing the research agenda. Research is unlikely to deliver useful findings that can support relevant research and positive change for BAME communities unless they fulfil areas of good practice such as inclusivity of key stakeholders’ input, planning for implementation of identified priorities, criteria for deciding on priorities, and evaluation of their processes in research priority setting.
- Subjects :
- Physiology
Ethnic group
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
Health Systems Strengthening
Minority Groups
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
030503 health policy & services
Health services research
Sports Science
Checklist
Physiological Parameters
Research Design
Medicine
Health Services Research
Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Research Article
Childhood Obesity
Science
Population
Behavioural sciences
Research and Analysis Methods
Rigour
03 medical and health sciences
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Humans
Obesity
Sports and Exercise Medicine
education
Exercise
Medical education
Health Care Policy
Survey Research
Asian
SARS-CoV-2
Body Weight
Biology and Life Sciences
COVID-19
Physical Activity
Focus group
Mental health
Health Care
Black or African American
Physical Fitness
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLOS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....45fbcf6021d31b7d993fca26d05ab98c