Identifying the asthma research priorities of people with asthma, their carers and other stakeholders
Open Access
- 15 March 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Respirology
- Vol. 28 (7) , 636-648
Abstract
Background and Objective: People living with asthma, their carers, clinicians and policymakers are the end‐users of research and need research that address their individual healthcare needs. We aimed to understand the research priorities of end‐users of asthma research.Methods: A national cross‐sectional mixed‐methods study was conducted. The study included an online survey that engaged patients, carers, healthcare professionals and policymakers to provide statements to free‐text questions about what they would like to see answered by research to improve living with asthma on a day‐to‐day basis. Responses where thematically analysed followed by three online priority setting consensus workshops.Results: There were 593 respondents who provided 1446 text comments. Participants prioritized 10 asthma research themes which were: (1) asthma in children, (2) COVID 19 and asthma, (3) asthma care and self‐management, (4) diagnosis and medication, (5) managing asthma attacks, (6) causes, prevention and features of asthma, (7) mental health, (8) asthma and ageing, (9) severe asthma, (10) asthma and other health conditions. Each theme comprises specific research questions.Conclusion: This project successfully established 10 priority research themes for asthma, reflecting the collective voice of the end‐users of this research. These novel data can be used to address the documented mismatch in research prioritization between the research community and the end‐users of research.Keywords
Funding Information
- Asthma Australia
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