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We bring patients, carers and clinicians together to prioritise research questions for the benefit of health research funders.

About the JLA

We believe that patients, carers and clinicians should work together to agree which treatment uncertainties deserve attention and funding.

About PSPs

“This PSP has been a truly collaborative effort and ...

How do I set up a PSP?: When setting up your own Priority Setting Partnership (PSP), it is important that you read through the JLA Guidebook to understand the steps involved.

Templates and useful documents

A list of documents and templates useful when creating a PSP.

Using the JLA logo: Instructions for using the JLA logo on documents.

JLA Advisers

James Lind Alliance (JLA) Advisers are independent consultants who ...

History

The James Lind Alliance (JLA) was established in 2004 ...

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As well as getting more research funded in a health area, PSPs have other benefits

The PSPs

Find out about all current and completed Priority Setting Partnerships, collaborations between clinicians and patients to identify research priorities.

Acne

Top 10 priorities: The top 10 priorities for the Acne PSP

Adult Social Work

More information about James Lind Alliance research priority setting work defining what the future research priorities are in social work for adults

Why did we do this
How did we do it
Who was involved: We had a Steering Group, which is the group ...
The survey
What social workers do
Top 10 Priorities: How is availability of funding impacting on (a) adult ...

Advanced Heart Failure

Top 10 priorities

Which treatments have the biggest impact on the quality ...

Priority 1 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which treatments have the biggest impact on the quality ...
Priority 3 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most empowering and effective education and ...
Priority 4 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the work of heart failure charities be ...
Priority 5 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which approaches, in additional to standard therapies, are effective ...
Priority 6 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do we break down barriers for patients with ...
Priority 7 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits of asking a person with ...
Priority 8 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective way to use diuretics ...
Priority 9 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can advanced heart failure patients and professionals be ...
Priority 10 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What support would be most effective for carers of ...
Priority 11 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which approaches are effective in reducing fatigue in people ...
Priority 12 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can the long-term care needs of people with advanced ...
Priority 14 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which approaches are effective in helping people with advanced ...
Priority 13 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY:How can healthcare professionals manage the expectations of people ...
Priority 15 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do health professionals explain how advanced heart failure ...
Priority 16 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What percentage of people with advanced heart failure have ...
Priority 17 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we distinguish between co-morbidities (other chronic conditions) ...
Priority 18 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do people get support to continue as their ...
Priority 19 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which healthcare professional is most appropriate for people with ...
Priority 20 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do health professionals understand the life / activity / ...
Priority 21 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there an ‘App’ to help people manage advanced ...
Priority 22 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do health professionals best manage chronic kidney disease ...
Priority 23 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do health professionals respond when people with advanced ...
Priority 24 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the optimum time to discuss deactivation of ...
Priority 25 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What helps with symptoms from peripheral oedema experienced by ...
Priority 2 from the Advanced Heart Failure PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What amount and type of exercise is safe and ...

Alcohol-related Liver Disease

Information about James Lind Alliance research priority setting work defining what the future research priorities are in alcohol-related liver disease

Top 10 priorities

The priority areas for future research around alcohol-related liver disease, agreed in September 2016

Priority 1 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to help people ...
Priority 2 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways of delivering healthcare ...
Priority 3 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP
Priority 4 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the patient's experience of alcohol-related liver disease? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 5 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do attitudes to perceived 'self-induced illness' amongst healthcare ...
Priority 6 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective strategies to reduce ...
Priority 7 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does the stigma associated with alcohol misuse affect ...
Priority 8 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP
Priority 9 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP
Priority 10 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What models of involvement of palliative care services ...
Priority 11 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there any early signs of alcohol-related liver ...
Priority 12 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP
Priority 13 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What effect would greater alcohol-related liver disease education/training ...
Priority 14 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP
Priority 15 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What dietary recommendations or supplements (including herbal and ...
Priority 16 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP
Priority 17 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective messages and how ...
Priority 18 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there any effective treatments for alcohol-related liver ...
Priority 19 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the obstacles for individuals to modification ...
Priority 20 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What lifestyle interventions improve outcomes in alcohol-related liver ...
Priority 21 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What level and pattern of drinking behaviour affects the ...
Priority 22 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: To what degree is established liver disease reversible? ...
Priority 23 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective interventions delivered in ...
Priority 24 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What interventions improve survival in severe alcohol-related hepatitis? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 25 from the Alcohol-related Liver Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there a difference between the outcome of alcohol-related ...

About the PSP

More information about the JLA Alcohol-related Liver Disease Priority Setting Partnership

Who was involved

Information about the Steering Group responsible for coordinating and organising the Alcohol-related Liver disease PSP.

Partners and support

How the James Lind Alliance partner organisations played a vital role in the priority setting process.

Anaesthesia and perioperative care

Top 10 priorities: (in no order of priority) What can we do to stop ...

Anaesthesia (Canada)

Top 10 Priorities

Which factors before, during, and after receiving anesthesia for ...

Priority 1 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which factors before, during, and after receiving anesthesia for ...
Priority 2 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the impacts of involving patients in shared ...
Priority 3 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What data should be collected from patients about ...
Priority 4 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can errors and patient injuries in anesthesia care ...
Priority 5 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can outcomes in frail and/or elderly patients be ...
Priority 6 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the impact of reducing opioids (a type ...
Priority 7 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What preparation, treatment, or assessment before receiving anesthesia ...
Priority 8 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can patients’ feedback about their experiences before, during ...
Priority 9 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can anesthesiologists improve pain control after surgery? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 10 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the common long-term side effects of ...
Priority 11 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the impacts of cannabis on anesthesia care ...
Priority 12 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can anesthesiologists better use current (or create new) ...
Priority 13 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What choices in anesthesia care can improve patient outcomes, ...
Priority 14 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How well are patients supported after they are discharged ...
Priority 15 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there specific surgeries for which regional anesthesia blocks ...
Priority 16 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can health in frail and/or elderly patients be ...
Priority 17 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the impacts of anesthesia team communication on ...
Priority 18 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the evidence for better patient outcomes for ...
Priority 19 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the relationship between anesthetic drugs and post-operative ...
Priority 20 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What strategies can help reduce delirium after receiving anesthesia ...
Priority 21 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the evidence for eating and drinking before ...
Priority 22 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does having the same anesthesiologist and care team ...
Priority 23 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What anesthesiologist factors impact patient outcomes? (JLA PSP Priority 23) Overall ...
Priority 24 from the Anaesthesia (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does the type or size of hospital impact the ...

Smell and Taste Disorders

Asthma

Top 10 priorities

The top 10 priorities of the Asthma PSP

Priority 1 from the Asthma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: a) What are the adverse effects associated with long ...
Priority 2 from the Asthma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective way of managing ...
Priority 3 from the Asthma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the key components of successful "Self ...
Priority 4 from the Asthma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective strategy to educate ...
Priority 5 from the Asthma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective way of managing ...
Priority 6 from the Asthma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role of complementary therapies in ...
Priority 7 from the Asthma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits of breathing exercises as ...
Priority 8 from the Asthma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What type of patient (children and adults) and ...
Priority 9 from the Asthma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective way to manage ...
Priority 10 from the Asthma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Psychological interventions for adults with asthma? (JLA PSP Priority ...

Autism

Top 10 priorities

Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Top 10 priorities

What treatments can be developed that slow or prevent ...

Priority 1 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: What treatments can be developed that slow or prevent ...
Priority 2 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: Which people with ADPKD would benefit from early treatment ...
Priority 3 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to organise the care ...
Priority 5 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY:What are the benefits and harms of drugs that ...
Priority 6 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY:For people with ADPKD experiencing pain, what treatments work ...
Priority 7 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY:What changes to lifestyle, exercise and/or diet (including amount ...
Priority 9 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY:What are the benefits and harms of screening for ...
Priority 10 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: What causes enlarged blood vessels (aneurysms) in some people ...
Priority 11 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: What symptoms are associated with cyst infection in people ...
Priority 12 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY:What causes severe (acute) and long-term (chronic) kidney pain ...
Priority 14 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: In which circumstances should removal of a kidney ...
Priority 17 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: Why do the symptoms and severity of polycystic ...
Priority 4 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: What effect does pregnancy have on women with ADPKD ...
Priority 8 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: When people are newly diagnosed with ADPKD, how does ...
Priority 13 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective treatments for high blood ...
Priority 15 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: Does early treatment of high blood pressure improve the ...
Priority 16 from the Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Project: UNCERTAINTY: When a person is found to have kidney cysts ...

Bipolar

Bleeding Disorders

More information about work to set research priorities in bleeding disorders, with the James Lind Alliance

Top 10 priorities

What is the role and cost effectiveness of blood ...

Priority 1 from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role and cost effectiveness of blood ...
Priority 2 from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we balance the risk and benefit of ...
Priority 3 from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best haematological approach to management of ...
Priority 4 from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How should heavy periods be managed in women ...
Priority 5 from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the relationship between immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) ...
Priority 6 from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective treatments for acute ...
Priority 7 from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits of psychological and psychosocial strategies ...
Priority 8 from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the genetic and environmental factors that predispose ...
Priority 9 from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to prevent or treat ...
Priority 10 from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In people with haemophilia, what is the best way ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can a home testing device to record low platelets ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role of exercise for both prevention ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the impact of the gut microbiome on ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What activities are NOT safe to do with any ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In people with haemophilia, what are the most effective ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What causes the onset of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP))? Overall ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there an effective substitute for steroids in the ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When is treatment for immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) required? Overall ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What causes exacerbations of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)? Overall ranking This ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the psychological impact and burden of being ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can immediate (at the bedside/in the clinic) ultrasound ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: For people with haemophilia, can giving factor via a ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there factors other than “the number of joint ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can haemorrhage after delivery, and its recurrence in subsequent ...
Priority from the Bleeding Disorder PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What overall (total) level of coagulation activity do you ...

Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

Top 10 priorities

What are the long term physical and mental health ...

Priority 1 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long term physical and mental health ...
Priority 3 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best screening test for pre-eclampsia? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 2 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we predict and prevent shorter term complications ...
Priority 4 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Following pregnancy hypertension, what is the best way to ...
Priority 5 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the cause of pregnancy hypertension (including pre-eclampsia)? ...
Priority 6 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can pregnancy hypertension (including pre-eclampsia) be prevented in ...
Priority 7 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the educational needs of healthcare professionals managing ...
Priority 8 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to diagnose pre-eclampsia promptly? ...
Priority 9 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to manage pregnancy hypertension ...
Priority 10 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we provide better support for women with ...
Priority 11 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What pre-pregnancy management of women with chronic hypertension optimises ...
Priority 12 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the effectiveness and safety of antihypertensive agents ...
Priority 13 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can be done prior to pregnancy to reduce ...
Priority 14 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY:Is there a hereditary link in pre-eclampsia and are ...
Priority 15 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we optimise information giving for those at ...
Priority 16 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the fetal, infant and child outcomes in ...
Priority 17 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the optimum blood pressure thresholds (for initiation) ...
Priority 18 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the optimum blood pressure thresholds (for initiation) ...
Priority 19 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does the placenta contribute to pre-eclampsia? (JLA PSP Priority ...
Priority 20 from the Blood Pressure in Pregnancy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the effectiveness and safety of pharmacological treatments ...

Blood transfusion and blood donation

Top 10 priorities

What would encourage more people (especially black and ethnic ...

Priority 1 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What would encourage more people (especially black and ethnic ...
Priority 2 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can health professionals be discouraged from using ...
Priority 3 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the wastage of donor blood be ...
Priority 4 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the optimal type and combination of ...
Priority 5 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can patients, relatives and carers be empowered ...
Priority 6 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can patients with anaemia be identified and ...
Priority 7 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best drug alternatives to blood ...
Priority 8 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the blood transfusion process be delivered ...
Priority 9 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What medical conditions make it unsafe for a ...
Priority 10 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to educate ...
Priority 11 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the psychological impact of blood transfusion ...
Priority 12 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can donation sessions be organised to make ...
Priority 13 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which patients groups would benefit most from artificial ...
Priority 14 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are drugs* a cost effective alternative to blood ...
Priority 15 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can any negative long term effects of ...
Priority 16 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What characteristics identify patients who would benefit from ...
Priority 17 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does the use of oral or intravenous iron ...
Priority 18 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best administrative process for hospital ...
Priority 19 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: At what haemoglobin level [blood count] should a ...
Priority 20 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do patients and their relatives and/or carers receive ...
Priority 21 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the impact of iron deficiency on ...
Priority 22 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the optimal blood transfusion dose [number ...
Priority 23 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How cost effective is cell salvage for the ...
Priority 24 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: At what haemoglobin level [blood count] should a ...
Priority 25 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the immediate side effects of receiving ...
Priority 26 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: At what haemoglobin level [blood count] should a ...
Priority 27 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: If the blood taken from a donor shows ...
Priority 28 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How should patients who refuse blood transfusion be ...
Priority 29 from the Blood Transfusion and Blood Donation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why aren't previous recipients of a blood product ...

Breast Cancer Surgery

Broken bones in older people

The research priority setting work of the James Lind Alliance PSP.

Top 10 priorities: What is the best physiotherapy and/or occupational therapy regime ...

Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50

More details about JLA PSP research priority setting work in people over 50 with fractures of the shoulder, arm or wrist

Top 10 priorities

What are the most important outcomes after an upper ...

Priority 1 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most important outcomes after an upper ...
Priority 2 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What type of information should patients over 50 with ...
Priority 3 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best physical rehabilitation programme for people ...
Priority 4 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: In people over 50, what is the patient experience ...
Priority 5 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best alternative to medication / drugs ...
Priority 6 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best physical rehabilitation programme for people ...
Priority 7 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: Which are the most important factors which decide whether ...
Priority 8 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best surgical management for an upper ...
Priority 9 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way of treating people over ...
Priority 10 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: For people over 50, how well does a wrist ...
Priority 11 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to manage an upper ...
Priority 12 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: Does a delay in physical rehabilitation of an upper ...
Priority 13 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: When is the best time to operate on an ...
Priority 14 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: Does when, how and who manipulates an upper limb ...
Priority 15 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: Does the way in which rehabilitation is delivered (e.g. ...
Priority 16 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best pain-relieving drugs to use at ...
Priority 17 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: Can we predict who will do well with rehabilitation ...
Priority 18 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: Does compliance with rehabilitation following an upper limb fracture ...
Priority 19 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to treat a nerve ...
Priority 20 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to manage upper limb ...
Priority 21 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best form of anaesthetic (medication to ...
Priority 22 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: Is day surgery (no overnight hospital stay) for upper ...
Priority 23 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: Does showing people over 50 with an upper limb ...
Priority 24 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What information should be provided about casts / splints ...
Priority 25 from the Broken Bones of the Upper Limb in People over 50: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best follow up pathway for people ...

Burn Injury Global

Cardiac Arrest (Canada)

Top 10 priorities

Cavernoma

Top 10 priorities: The top 10 priorities of the Cavernoma PSP

Cellulitis

Top 10 priorities: How can healthcare professionals be best supported to accurately ...

Childhood disability

Top 10 priorities: Does the timing and intensity of therapies (e.g. physical, ...

Childhood Neurological Conditions

Children's Cancer

Cleft Lip and Palate

Top 10 priorities: What types of psychological intervention (individual therapy, community or ...

Coeliac Disease

Explains the work of the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in Coeliac Disease, which is setting future research priorities

Common Conditions Affecting the Hand and Wrist

Details of the research priority setting work between patients and health professionals around common conditions of the hand and wrist

Top 10 priorities: (In no order of priority) Can scar/fibrosis formation be manipulated ...

Community Nursing

Top 10 priorities

Complex Fractures

Top 10 Priorities

Congenital Heart Disease

Ear nose and throat - Aspects of balance

Top 10 priorities: What is the optimal process for GP education and ...

Concussion (Canada)

Contraception

Top 10 priorities

Which interventions (decision support aids, ease of access, motivational ...

Priority 1 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which interventions (decision support aids, ease of access ...
Priority 2 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the risk of side effects (vaginal ...
Priority 3 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term effects of using contraception ...
Priority 4 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What models of care increase access and support ...
Priority 5 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which interventions are safe and effective for women ...
Priority 6 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does pharmacy provision of contraceptive services increase uptake ...
Priority 7 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the risks or benefits to using ...
Priority 8 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What factors (advice from friends, family, professionals, beliefs, ...
Priority 9 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there tests or factors such as age ...
Priority 10 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there effective new methods of contraception available ...
Priority 11 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective methods of promoting ...
Priority 12 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits and risks of using ...
Priority 13 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: If the progestogen-only pill was available over the ...
Priority 14 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the risk of stroke for women ...
Priority 15 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there health risks for women who take ...
Priority 16 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do progestogens used alone or in combined hormonal ...
Priority 17 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there factors (ethnicity, past experience) that can ...
Priority 18 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does providing women who are pregnant with information ...
Priority 19 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do models of care (video information, telephone assessments, ...
Priority 20 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are 'natural family planning methods' (monitoring ...
Priority 21 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are intrauterine contraceptives (IUC) affected if not correctly ...
Priority 22 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the health risks (osteoporosis, bone fracture) ...
Priority 23 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does ovulation, menstrual cycles and fertility return to ...
Priority 24 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How frequently do women stop using the implant ...
Priority 25 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How common is it for side effects (mood/weight ...
Priority 26 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What methods of pain relief are effective during ...
Priority 27 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why aren't there progestogen only transdermal patches, gels, ...
Priority 28 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why don't more young women choose to use ...
Priority 29 from the Contraception PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What risk factors are there for deep insertion ...

COPD Flare-ups

COPD Exacerbation Top 10 priorities

What can prevent exacerbations of COPD? What is the best ...

Priority 1 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can prevent exacerbations of COPD? (JLA PSP Priority 1) Overall ...
Priority 2 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to tell the start ...
Priority 3 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to tell the difference ...
Priority 4 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the optimal combination of treatments at COPD ...
Priority 5 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the associations between co-morbidity (other medical conditions) ...
Priority 6 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which palliative care regimes should be used to treat ...
Priority 7 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why do some exacerbations recur (happen again) following treatment? ...
Priority 8 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the risks and benefits of 'rescue packs' ...
Priority 9 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does the presence of anxiety and depression affect ...
Priority 10 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the risks and benefits of long-term antibiotics ...
Priority 11 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to treat breathlessness during ...
Priority 12 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When should a COPD exacerbation be treated with steroids ...
Priority 13 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the value of integrated respiratory teams (health-care ...
Priority 14 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role of nutrition in the prevention ...
Priority 15 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What factors determine whether someone with a COPD exacerbation ...
Priority 16 from the COPD Exacerbation PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does regular exercise reduce the risk of having an ...

Cystic Fibrosis

Top 10 priorities: The Top 10 future research priorities in Cystic Fibrosis, agreed on 13th January 2017 by patients, carers and health professionals with experience of the condition

Cystic Fibrosis Refresh

In January 2017 the JLA PSP in Cystic Fibrosis published its ...

Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

Top 10 Priorities

What strategies can be used to increase awareness and ...

Priority 1 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What strategies can be used to increase awareness and ...
Priority 2 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the natural history of DCM? What is ...
Priority 3 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the diagnostic criteria of DCM? When should ...
Priority 4 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the severity of DCM be evaluated? What ...
Priority 5 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the pathophysiology of DCM? What are the ...
Priority 6 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role of rehabilitation following surgery for ...
Priority 7 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY:Can novel therapies, including stem-cell, gene, pharmacological and neuroprotective ...
Priority 8 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the socio-economic impact of DCM? (The financial ...
Priority 9 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role of dynamic imaging and novel, ...
Priority 10 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there clinical and imaging factors that can help ...
Priority 11 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the main signs and symptoms that a ...
Priority 12 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the optimal follow-up for patients managed conservatively ...
Priority 13 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective therapies for treatment of ...
Priority 14 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the factors that predict the development of ...
Priority 15 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most important determinants of functional outcomes, ...
Priority 16 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What clinical and/or imaging features are predictive of neurologic ...
Priority 17 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the risk factors for the development or ...
Priority 18 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the ideal timing for surgical intervention? (JLA ...
Priority 19 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the efficacy and safety of non-operative treatment ...
Priority 20 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective therapies for treating pain ...
Priority 21 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the preferred management strategy for patients with ...
Priority 22 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can CSF or serum biomarkers be identified to support ...
Priority 23 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What lifestyle modifications (such as physical activity or exercise) ...
Priority 24 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role of surgery in the management ...
Priority 26 from the Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the incidence of adjacent segment degeneration following ...

Dementia

Top 10 priorities: What are the most effective components of care that ...

Dementia (Canada)

Top 10 priorities: The priorities for research around Dementia in Canada

Depression

Top 10 priorities: What are the most effective ways to prevent occurrence ...

Detecting Cancer Early

Top 10 priorities: What simple, non-invasive, painless, cost-effective, and convenient tests can ...

Developmental Childhood Stammering

Diabetes and Pregnancy

Top 10 priorities: These are the research priorities agreed by patients, carers and clinicians in a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships that completed in 2020.

Diabetes (type 1)

Top 10 priorities: Is it possible to constantly and accurately monitor blood ...

Diabetes (type 2)

Top 10 uncertainties: Can type 2 diabetes be cured or reversed, what ...

Dialysis (Canada)

Top 10 uncertainties

Digital Technology for Adolescents and Young Persons with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Digital Technology for Mental Health

A summary of the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership identifying and prioritising future research questions are using digital technologies for mental health

Top 10 Priorities

What are the benefits and risks of delivering mental ...

Priority 1 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits and risks of delivering ...
Priority 2 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do certain mental health conditions (e.g. depression) ...
Priority 3 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can treatment outcomes be maximised by combining existing ...
Priority 4 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: At what point in the care pathway (e.g. crisis ...
Priority 5 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How should apps for mental health be evaluated and ...
Priority 6 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What impacts will the adoption of digital technology ...
Priority 7 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are therapies (e.g. CBT) delivered via digital technology as ...
Priority 8 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can the common elements of therapy (e.g. empathy, gestures, ...
Priority 9 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do digital health interventions increase reach and access to ...
Priority 10 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can social media be used more effectively to ...
Priority 11 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In what ways can digital technologies effectively support or ...
Priority 12 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are digital technologies (e.g. apps, telephone support, text ...
Priority 13 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does digital technology help or hinder the goal of ...
Priority 14 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do people with mental health problems experience digital ...
Priority 15 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can duty of care be upheld when using ...
Priority 16 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How well can digital technology (without human support) replace ...
Priority 17 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the evidence that digital interventions increase access ...
Priority 18 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What digital technologies are effective at preventing mental health ...
Priority 19 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are online forums (e.g. personal support groups) ...
Priority 20 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the potentially harmful effects of apps designed ...
Priority 21 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does using social media worsen mental health problems in ...
Priority 22 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective, safe and reliable are mobile apps (offering, ...
Priority 23 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can digital technology be integrated alongside standard care ...
Priority 24 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does the use of computerised therapies for mental health ...
Priority 25 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are psychological therapies delivered using video conferencing (such as ...
Priority 26 from the Digital Technology for Mental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can digital technologies be used to help connect ...

Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (Spain)

Top ten uncertainties: Which wound care method obtains better outcomes (improved healing, ...

Early hip and knee osteoarthritis

East London Pandemic PSP for Ethnic Minority Communities

Eating Disorders (Australia)

Top 10 priorities

Eating Disorders (Canada)

The Canadian Eating Disorder Priority Setting Partnership (CEDPSP) was ...

Top 10 Priorities

Eating disorders (Netherlands)

Top 10 Priorities

Priority 1 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Which factors influence the duration of recovery and the ...

Priority 2 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Which patient and disorder-related features can be used to ...

Priority 3 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Is it more effective to address the eating disorder ...

Priority 4 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective treatment (and order of ...

Priority 5 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Which treatment setting (outpatient, at home, day treatment, inpatient/residential, ...

Priority 6 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: How can loved ones contribute to the recovery process ...

Priority 7 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Are there specific risk factors for the development of ...

Priority 8 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the influence of the quality of the ...

Priority 9 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Is it better to use a protocol based on ...

Priority 10 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What causes the need for self-destructive behaviour in patients ...

Priority 11 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is needed to ensure that contacts between clients ...

Priority 12 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What predicts the development of an eating disorder? Are ...

Priority 13 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to educate the direct ...

Priority 14 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the impact of the shared and non-shared ...

Priority 15 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What role do genetic factors play in the development ...

Priority 16 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Which therapies have a positive effect on reducing binge ...

Priority 17 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective / best treatment for ...

Priority 18 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is an effective treatment for men with eating ...

Priority 19 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the relationship between the eating disorder and ...

Priority 20 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the relationship between hormone levels and eating ...

Priority 21 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What influence can type 1 diabetes have on the ...

Priority 22 from the Eating Disorders (Netherlands) PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Are eating disorder patients more competitive than their peers? (JLA ...

Eczema

Top 10 priorities: Shared priorities (important to patients and health professionals) What is ...

Elbow Conditions

Top 10 Priorities

Electronic cigarettes

Top 10 priorities

What are the long term effects of vaping? Compared ...

Priority 1 from the Electronic Cigarettes PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long term effects of vaping? Compared ...

Emergency medicine

Top 10 priorities: What is the best way to reduce the harms ...

Endometriosis

Epilepsy

Epilepsy 2009 priority setting

A summary of work done to set research priorities in Epilepsy in 2009

Epilepsy (Canada)

Top 10 Priorities

Priority 1 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can genetic markers be used to diagnose and treat ...
Priority 2 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the impacts of long-term use of anti-seizure ...
Priority 3 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term impacts of seizures on a ...
Priority 4 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the risk of SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death ...
Priority 5 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective testing protocol for determining ...
Priority 6 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the brain changes, on a cellular level, ...
Priority 7 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective is surgical treatment for adult and children ...
Priority 8 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What causes memory problems associated with seizures? Can these ...
Priority 9 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Aside from anti-seizure drugs and some brain lesions, what ...
Priority 10 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the efficacy (i.e. the effectiveness of reducing ...
Priority 11 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do seizures impact the mood of people who ...
Priority 12 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are cannabis products (e.g. Marijuana, CBD oil) a safe ...
Priority 13 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there a relationship between hormonal changes (e.g. puberty, ...
Priority 14 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is it safe to wean a person who has ...
Priority 15 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What are the best ways to support people who ...
Priority 16 from the Epilepsy (Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What non-drug lifestyle treatments (e.g., cardiovascular exercise, yoga) are ...

Fibromyalgia (Canada)

Top 10 priorities

Foot Health

Top 10 Priorities

How does poor foot health impact on people's lives ...

Priority 1 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does poor foot health impact on people's lives ...
Priority 2 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can people who are categorised as 'high risk' ...
Priority 3 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How important are specialised tests (such as diagnostic ultrasound ...
Priority 4 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the impact on health and social care ...
Priority 5 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are current clinical pathways (treatment plans) fit for delivering ...
Priority 6 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the impact of delayed or infrequent foot ...
Priority 7 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective therapies for treating musculoskeletal ...
Priority 8 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What evidence is there that foot health research is ...
Priority 9 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY:How do health professionals prevent/reduce the risk of foot ...
Priority 10 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can people prevent foot health problems? (JLA PSP Priority ...
Priority 11 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways of managing foot ...
Priority 12 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do foot orthoses (including insoles/gel devices/ankle supports) reduce foot ...
Priority 13 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What education and training do health care professionals (other ...
Priority 14 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Would the early assessment of foot health in school ...
Priority 15 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to provide education ...
Priority 16 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What level of priority is given to foot health ...
Priority 17 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do health professionals provide people with clear guidance ...
Priority 18 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most common factors that PREVENT people ...
Priority 19 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to treat toe deformities ...
Priority 20 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to treat pain that ...
Priority 21 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can foot problems be better represented in the ...
Priority 22 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How are common nail and skin foot infections ...
Priority 23 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to enable ...
Priority 24 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY:Is there equal access to foot care across the ...
Priority 25 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Who are the appropriately qualified health professionals that people ...
Priority 26 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What general information do people need to know about ...
Priority 27 from the Foot Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do people currently access foot health services for ...

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Frailty (Canada)

More information about the work of this James Lind Alliance PSP in Canada

Top 10 priorities: The research priorities chosen by patients, carers and clinicians in Canada in 2017 around Frailty

Hair loss

Top 10 priorities: for Alopecia areata (includes totalis, universalis and barbae) What are ...

Healthcare associated infections

Top 10 priorities

How can infections be identified early? How can we change ...

Priority 1 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can infections be identified early? (Priority 1) Overall ranking 1 JLA question ...
Priority 2 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we change the behaviour of healthcare professionals ...
Priority 3 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can point-of-care testing (bedside testing) in the primary care ...
Priority 4 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective cleaning agent to prevent ...
Priority 5 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can antibiotic stewardship policies (including decreased antibiotic prescription) decrease ...
Priority 6 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we educate patients to look for clinical ...
Priority 7 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role of change of bacteria in ...
Priority 8 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In people with antibiotic resistant bacteria, what is the ...
Priority 9 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does infection prevention and control training of patients and ...
Priority 10 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the development and severity of urinary tract ...
Priority 11 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we alter the public perception of antibiotics ...
Priority 12 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does individualised antimicrobial dosing compare with standard dosing ...
Priority 13 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is screening and isolation of patients with antibiotic resistant ...
Priority 14 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective is alcohol gel in preventing HCAI? (Priority ...
Priority 15 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve general hygiene and hand hygiene ...
Priority 16 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is outpatient antibiotic therapy better than inpatient antibiotic therapy ...
Priority 17 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can nanotechnology (that is working with very small particles) ...
Priority 18 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can chest infections be prevented in elderly people ...
Priority 19 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does antibiotic prescription based on point-of-care (bedside) C-reactive protein ...
Priority 20 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does keeping intravenous lines connected for 72 hours ...
Priority 21 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve the resources available to healthcare ...
Priority 22 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve the antimicrobial prescription by junior ...
Priority 23 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Should the requirement for urinary catheters be periodically reviewed ...
Priority 24 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the alternatives to single room isolation of ...
Priority 25 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do sensor operated taps, toilet lids, and door opening ...
Priority 26 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are single-day antibiotics better than longer course of antibiotics ...
Priority 27 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the risk posed to the patients admitted ...
Priority 28 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve the awareness of health-care professionals ...
Priority 29 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best antibiotic treatment for urinary tract ...
Priority 30 from the Healthcare Associated Infections PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are bacteriophages better than antibiotics in people with antibiotic ...

Head and Neck Cancer (Alberta, Canada)

Head and Neck Cancer is the sixth most common ...

The Top 10 Priorities: What is the best overall treatment combination or regimen ...

Heart Surgery

Describes the work of the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership to set research priorities around adult heart surgery

Top 10 Priorities

How does a patient’s quality of life (QOL) change ...

Priority 1 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does a patient quality of life (QOL) change ...
Priority 2 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we address frailty and improve the management ...
Priority 3 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve the outcomes of heart surgery ...
Priority 4 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does prehabilitation (a programme of nutritional, exercise and psychological ...
Priority 5 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When should heart valve intervention occur for patients without ...
Priority 6 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY:How does minimally-invasive heart surgery compare to traditional open ...
Priority 7 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do we minimise damage to organs from heart-lung ...
Priority 8 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can we use 3D bioprinting or stem cell technology ...
Priority 9 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways of preventing and ...
Priority 10 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do we reduce and manage infections after heart ...
Priority 11 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve the communication between the medical ...
Priority 12 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits of heart surgery in older ...
Priority 13 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term outcomes, including life expectancy, after ...
Priority 14 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to prevent, diagnose and ...
Priority 15 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) improve outcomes in ...
Priority 16 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does having access to specialist cardiac nurses or consultants ...
Priority 17 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best strategy for managing acute heart ...
Priority 18 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can patients do (in terms of their lifestyle ...
Priority 19 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do transcutaneous techniques for heart valve surgery compare ...
Priority 20 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best cardiovascular medications for management in ...
Priority 21 from the Heart Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do outcomes of heart surgery and follow-up time vary ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa

Top 10 priorities

Please click on each question for more detailed information: What ...

Priority 1 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective and safe group of ...
Priority 2 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best management of an acute Hidradenitis ...
Priority 3 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the impact of Hidradenitis Suppurativa and the ...
Priority 4 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are biologics (etanercept, adalimumab, infliximab, ustekinumab) in ...
Priority 5 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does early diagnosis and aggressive treatment influence the course ...
Priority 6 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best surgical procedure to perform in ...
Priority 7 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which factors are useful in determining the prognosis (disease ...
Priority 8 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best method of wound care ...
Priority 9 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: To what extent is Hidradenitis Suppurativa caused by genetic ...
Priority 10 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best management of pain associated with ...
Priority 11 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is Hidradenitis Suppurativa an autoimmune disease? (JLA PSP Priority ...
Priority 12 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do we improve awareness of Hidradenitis Suppurativa amongst ...
Priority 13 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are oral treatments that affect the immune ...
Priority 14 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When is the best time to consider surgery to ...
Priority 15 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are topical antiseptics in treating Hidradenitis Suppurativa? ...
Priority 16 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are retinoids i.e acitretin, isotretinoin in treating ...
Priority 17 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How much do hormonal factors (puberty, menstruation, polycystic ovary ...
Priority 18 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which oral antibiotic regimen is the most effective in ...
Priority 19 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective and safe are short term or long ...
Priority 20 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are hormone therapies, including spironolactone, for Hidradenitis ...
Priority 21 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there an effective method (lifestyle, medical or surgery) ...
Priority 22 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does weight reduction improve symptoms in people with Hidradenitis ...
Priority 23 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective is metformin in treating Hidradenitis Suppurativa? (JLA ...
Priority 24 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What causes the itching that can be associated with ...
Priority 25 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is surgery effective in treating Hidradenitis Suppurativa? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 26 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What is the best psychological support for people with ...
Priority 27 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY:Does smoking affect Hidradenitis Suppurativa? (JLA PSP Priority 27) Overall ...
Priority 28 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY:Does diet have any effect on the severity of ...
Priority 29 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY:Does stress trigger a flare of Hidradenitis Suppurativa? (JLA ...
Priority 30 from the Hidradenitis Suppurativa PSP: UNCERTAINTY:Are natural products or dietary supplements (e.g. turmeric, zinc, ...

Hip and knee replacement for osteoarthritis

Top 10 priorities

What are the most important patient and clinical outcomes ...

Priority 1 from the Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most important patient and clinical outcomes ...
Priority 2 from the Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the optimal timing for hip and knee ...
Priority 3 from the Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In people with OA, what are their pre operative ...
Priority 4 from the Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What (health service) pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative factors can ...
Priority 5 from the Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best pain control regime pre-operatively, peri-operatively, ...
Priority 6 from the Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best techniques to control longer term ...
Priority 7 from the Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term outcomes of non surgical treatments ...
Priority 8 from the Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective pre and post operative ...
Priority 9 from the Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is an ideal postoperative follow up period and ...
Priority 10 from the Hip and Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to protect patients from ...

Hyperacusis

Top 10 priorities

What is the most effective treatment approach for hyperacusis ...

Priority 3 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Are there different meaningful types of hyperacusis? (JLA PSP Priority ...

Priority 1 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective treatment approach for hyperacusis ...

Priority 2 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the prevalence of hyperacusis in a general ...

Priority 4 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the essential knowledge/training required for health professionals ...

Priority 5 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Which treatment approaches are most effective for different types ...

Priority 6 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Is hyperacusis due to physical or psychological issues or ...

Priority 8 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What management approach for hyperacusis is most effective for ...

Priority 9 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way of using sound in ...

Priority 10 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Which self-help interventions are effective for hyperacusis? (JLA PSP Priority ...

Priority 11 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What are the risk factors for developing hyperacusis or ...

Priority 12 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Which interventions in a school setting are useful for ...

Priority 13 from the Hyperacusis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which drugs are effective for hyperacusis? (JLA PSP Priority 13) Overall ...

Priority 14 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Which criteria should be met to diagnose hyperacusis in ...

Priority 15 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective treatment approach for hyperacusis ...

Priority 16 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Is hyperacusis related to physical changes in the ear ...

Priority 17 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Is there an association between hyperacusis and other ear-related ...

Priority 18 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What area(s) of the brain and patterns of activity ...

Priority 19 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the relationship between mental health and hyperacusis? ...

Priority 20 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to differentiate hyperacusis from ...

Priority 21 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What care is most effective for recent onset/acute hyperacusis? ...

Priority 23 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What are the 'red flags' for serious underlying conditions ...

Priority 24 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the association between hyperacusis and dementia? (JLA PSP ...

Priority 25 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Does avoidance of sound improve hyperacusis or make it ...

Priority 26 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Does nerve damage cause the pain associated with hyperacusis? ...

Priority 27 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Is hyperacusis linked to other sensitivities/conditions? (JLA PSP Priority 27) Overall ...

Priority 28 from the Hyperacusis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Would restoring hearing (e.g. regenerating nerve cells) improve hyperacusis? ...

Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Top 10 Priorities

Can we find a cure? What novel or new ...

Priority 1 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can we find a cure? What novel or new ...
Priority 2 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we most effectively manage hyperemesis gravidarum? What ...
Priority 3 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What causes hyperemesis gravidarum? (JLA PSP Priority 3) Overall ranking 3 JLA question ...
Priority 4 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is HG preventable? What is the effect of preventative ...
Priority 5 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the immediate and long term effects of hyperemesis ...
Priority 6 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the immediate and long term effects of ...
Priority 7 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are relative efficacies of the current medications and ...
Priority 8 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the immediate and long term, physical, mental ...
Priority 9 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What clinical measurements and markers are most useful in ...
Priority 10 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the nutritional requirements of the 1st, 2nd ...
Priority 11 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum, other than vomiting, ...
Priority 12 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why are some cases of hyperemesis gravidarum unresponsive to all ...
Priority 13 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the risk that hyperemesis gravidarum will reoccur in ...
Priority 14 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do clinical treatment guidelines for hyperemesis gravidarum improve management and ...
Priority 15 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can people with a history of, or significant ...
Priority 16 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does hyperemesis gravidarum impact on a person's (and their ...
Priority 17 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the current level of knowledge about hyperemesis ...
Priority 18 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective IV rehydration regime; which ...
Priority 19 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the effect of hyperemesis gravidarum on mental health ...
Priority 20 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the barriers to taking/prescribing medication for hyperemesis ...
Priority 21 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the barriers to accessing treatments/services and how ...
Priority 22 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What healthcare services exist and how can they collaborate ...
Priority 23 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the condition be effectively managed in the ...
Priority 24 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What self-management and coping strategies and treatments do people ...
Priority 25 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What employment rights do people with hyperemesis gravidarum have and ...
Priority 26 from the Hyperemesis Gravidarum PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do specific specialist healthcare professional roles for conditions such ...

Hyperhidrosis

Top 10 priorities: Are there any safe and effective permanent solutions for ...

Hypertension (Canada)

Top 10 priorities: What healthy lifestyle habits or combination of habits can ...

IIH

Information about the work of the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)

Top 10 Priorities

In the individual with IIH what causes the disease, ...

Priority 1 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In the individual with IIH what causes the disease, ...
Priority 2 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the biological mechanisms of headache in IIH ...
Priority 3 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can new therapies for IIH be developed which are ...
Priority 4 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the biological explanation for the differences between ...
Priority 5 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to monitor visual function? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 6 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can IIH biomarkers (tests in body fluids for example ...
Priority 7 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the hormonal causes for IIH and why ...
Priority 8 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What medications are effective and safe to treat IIH ...
Priority 9 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: With regard to weight loss in IIH: how much ...
Priority 10 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which is the best type of intervention to treat ...
Priority from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are multidisciplinary clinics (joint clinics of neurology, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, ...
Priority from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are non-invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) measurements accurate and clinically ...
Priority from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do lumbar punctures (LPs) have long-term safety complications? Overall ranking This ...

Inflammatory bowel disease

Top 10 priorities: What is the optimal treatment strategy considering efficacy, safety ...

Intensive care

Top 10 priorities: The Intensive Care PSP identified these questions as the ...

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands)

Top 10 priorities

Priority 1 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Pain and fatigue are often present when the disease ...
Priority 2 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best treatment plan for each individual ...
Priority 3 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best treatment plan for uveitis in ...
Priority 4 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why are children with JIA fatigued more quickly, what ...
Priority 5 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does JIA develop and which factors influence this? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 6 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the course (flares, extensions, cure) of JIA ...
Priority 7 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the influence of nutrition on JIA, and ...
Priority 8 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the short and long term side effects/consequences ...
Priority 9 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the influence of JIA on future opportunities ...
Priority 10 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the influence of sports and exercise on ...
Priority 11 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long term physical consequences of JIA? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 12 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can JIA be cured? (JLA PSP Priority 12) Overall ranking 12 JLA ...
Priority 13 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there an association between JIA and other (autoimmune) ...
Priority 14 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can pain best be recognised and be treated ...
Priority 15 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which knowledge and skills are needed for patients and ...
Priority 16 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can pills be manufactured in such a way ...
Priority 17 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can children/adolescents with JIA can best be supervised ...
Priority 18 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is JIA inheritable, and if yes, in what way? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 19 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to practise your favorite ...
Priority 20 from the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Netherlands) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there any strategies in alternative medicine that can ...

Kidney cancer (Canada)

Top 10 priorities: What are the treatment options for patients with advanced ...

Kidney transplant

Top 10 priorities

(in no order of priority): What is the best way ...

Priority 1 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In kidney transplant patients, what is the best ...
Priority 2 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In kidney transplant patients, how can immunosuppression be ...
Priority 3 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we prevent sensitisation in patients with ...
Priority 4 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can we improve monitoring of the level of ...
Priority 5 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve transplant rates in highly ...
Priority 6 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term health risks to the ...
Priority 7 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we encourage tolerance to the transplant to prevent ...
Priority 8 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best combination of immunosuppressive drugs following ...
Priority 9 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What techniques to preserve, condition and transport the kidney ...
Priority 10 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can bioengineered organs be developed to be as safe ...
Priority 11 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which combinations of immunosuppressive drugs can minimise side effects ...
Priority 12 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: For which patients is transplantation not suitable (considering factors ...
Priority 13 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we increase the number of potential living ...
Priority 14 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best method of sharing deceased donor ...
Priority 15 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does routine screening for and treatment of donor-specific antibodies ...
Priority 16 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we ensure fair and equal access to ...
Priority 17 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way of educating patients about ...
Priority 18 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: For blood group incompatible transplants, which treatments most effectively ...
Priority 19 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which treatments work best to prolong the life of ...
Priority 20 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we match organs to recipients to ensure ...
Priority 21 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do we prevent the original cause of kidney ...
Priority 22 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What tests are required to determine whether a transplant ...
Priority 23 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What approaches improve outcomes in adolescent and young adult ...
Priority 24 from the Kidney Transplant PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there a reliable way for us to assess ...

Learning Difficulties (Scotland)

A summary of work done to set future research priorities around Learning Difficulties in Scotland

Top 10 priorities

What knowledge, skills and training do educational professionals need ...

Priority 1 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What knowledge, skills and training do educational professionals need ...
Priority 2 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best educational and community environment ...
Priority 3 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can multiple types of professionals work together ...
Priority 4 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which early interventions are effective for children and ...
Priority 5 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What knowledge, skills and training do health, social ...
Priority 6 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can parents, carers, brothers and sisters and ...
Priority 7 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we best identify early features, symptoms ...
Priority 8 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to assess learning ...
Priority 9 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which strategies are effective in preventing stigma and ...
Priority 10 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which strategies are effective in helping children and ...
Priority 11 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the factors contributing to the delay ...
Priority 12 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does a learning difficulty affect or interfere ...
Priority 13 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which family, school and community supports are effective ...
Priority 14 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why are children and young people with learning ...
Priority 15 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What effect does having a formal label or ...
Priority 16 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which information and communication technologies (ICT) (e.g. augmentative ...
Priority 17 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve public awareness about learning ...
Priority 18 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best measures of outcomes (e.g. ...
Priority 19 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which parenting approaches and strategies are most helpful ...
Priority 20 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which strategies are effective in increasing the support ...
Priority 21 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we understand what it is like ...
Priority 22 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What strengths do children and young people with ...
Priority 23 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What percentage of children and young people with ...
Priority 24 from the Learning Difficulties Scotland PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do learning difficulties affect the everyday life ...

Lichen Sclerosus

More about the research priority setting work started in 2017

Top 10 Priorities

Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International)

More about the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership setting research priorities with patients, families and healthcare professionals

Top 10 Priorities

What are the best options (for example gene therapy ...

Priority 1 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best options (for example gene therapy ...
Priority 2 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can consensus guidelines (for management) be achieved for patients ...
Priority 3 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How should optimal metabolic control both clinically and biochemically ...
Priority 4 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How should sickness and emergency situations be managed for ...
Priority 5 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to start dietary treatment, ...
Priority 6 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can existing cornstarch preperations be modified or alternative ...
Priority 7 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role for new methods for monitoring ...
Priority 8 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How to manage diet regimen in relation to "before, ...
Priority 9 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term complications (liver, renal, gut) of ...
Priority 10 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the risks and benefits of different options ...
Priority 11 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How to prevent and/or treat muscle problems in patients ...
Priority 12 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the risks and benefits of gene therapy ...
Priority 13 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we improve the quality of life of ...
Priority 14 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How to prevent and/or treat neurological problems in patients ...
Priority 15 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the effects of different kinds of Ketogenic ...
Priority 16 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the needed restriction of lactose, fructose or ...
Priority 17 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can patients with liver Glycogen Storage Disease achieve ...
Priority 18 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How is the (natural) progression of liver Glycogen Storage ...
Priority 19 (joint) from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the consequences of consumption of alcohol and ...
Priority 19(joint) from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How to prevent and/or treat hormonal problems (i.e. thyroid, ...
Priority 19(joint) from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When should liver transplantation be considered in patients with ...
Priority 22 from the Liver Glycogen Storage Disease (International) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which is the role and use of medium-chain triglycerides ...

Living With and Beyond Cancer

Top 10 Priorities

What are the best models for delivering long-term cancer ...

Priority 1 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best models for delivering long-term cancer ...
Priority 2 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can patient and carers be appropriately informed ...
Priority 3 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can care be better co-ordinated for people ...
Priority 4 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What causes fatigue in people living with and ...
Priority 5 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the short-term and long-term psychological impacts of ...
Priority 6 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the short-term, long-term and late effects of ...
Priority 7 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the biological bases of side-effects of cancer ...
Priority 8 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to manage persistent pain ...
Priority 9 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What specific lifestyle changes (e.g. diet, exercise and ...
Priority 10 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we predict which people living with and ...
Priority 11 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to stop ...
Priority 12 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the social, financial and economic impacts of ...
Priority 13 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to cope with ...
Priority 14 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we predict who is at risk ...
Priority 15 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What are the best ways to support people living ...
Priority 16 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY:If people with cancer are involved in their own ...
Priority 17 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What are the psychological and social impacts on children ...
Priority 18 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best form of rehabilitation and ...
Priority 19 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What are the best ways to manage the consequences ...
Priority 20 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do the support needs of people with ...
Priority 21 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What can be done to reduce and manage the ...
Priority 22 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What are the best ways to support people living ...
Priority 23 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY:How is cancer perceived across multiple black and minority ...
Priority 24 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can lymphoedema be prevented? If not, how is ...
Priority 25 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What is the optimal follow-up approach to detect whether ...
Priority 26 from the Living With and Beyond Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What are the spiritual care needs of people living ...

Lyme disease

Top 10 priorities: How effective are the current UK tests in detecting ...

Maternal and Newborn Health Uganda

Medically Not Yet Explained Symptoms

Top 10 priorities: What are the most effective treatment strategies for different ...

ME CFS

Mesothelioma

More information about the Mesothelioma Priority Setting Partnership

Top 10 priorities

The top ten priorities for the JLA Mesothelioma Priority Setting Partnership

Priority 1 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does boosting the immune system (using new agents such ...
Priority 2 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can individualised chemotherapy be given to mesothelioma patients based ...
Priority 3 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to monitor patients with ...
Priority 4 from the Mesothelioma PSP: In mesothelioma patients, what is the best second line ...
Priority 5 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which is the most effective current treatment for ascites ...
Priority 6 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the relative benefits of immediate standard chemotherapy ...
Priority 7 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: For mesothelioma patients, what is the best follow-up strategy ...
Priority 8 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In mesothelioma, is there a role for intrapleural immunostimulants ...
Priority 9 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does an annual chest x-ray and/or CT scan and ...
Priority 10 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What, if any, are the benefits of pleurectomy (pleurectomy/decortication) ...
Priority 11 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can PET scans (which produce 3D images of the ...
Priority 12 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the levels of mesothelin (a protein present ...
Priority 13 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best current treatment for breathlessness in ...
Priority 14 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is giving a course of chemotherapy to mesothelioma patients ...
Priority 15 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best current method of managing mesothelioma ...
Priority 16 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Should treatment for mesothelioma, if the patient has no ...
Priority 17 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is giving a course of radiotherapy to mesothelioma patients ...
Priority 18 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is giving a course of radiotherapy to mesothelioma patients ...
Priority 19 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Would early referral to palliative care be beneficial for ...
Priority 20 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the value of weekly telephone support for ...
Priority 21 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the current best method (e.g. contrast enhanced ...
Priority 22 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can rehabilitation be used to improve long term chronic ...
Priority 23 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there an overall benefit for standard chemotherapy in ...
Priority 24 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Should radiotherapy be given to mesothelioma patients at the ...
Priority 25 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What, if any, are the benefits of palliative surgery ...
Priority 26 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Should interventions (e.g. cordotomy or radiotherapy) be used to ...
Priority 27 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best current treatment for fatigue in ...
Priority 28 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to monitor patients with ...
Priority 29 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In mesothelioma patients, what is the best current treatment ...
Priority 30 from the Mesothelioma PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best treatment to alleviate mucus in ...

About the PSP

Further information about the Mesothelioma and the JLA Priority Setting Partnership

Who was involved

The steering group for the Mesothelioma Priority Setting Partnership process

Partners and support

How the James Lind Alliance partner organisations played a vital role in the priority setting process.

The survey

The results of the survey carried out by the Mesothelioma Priority Setting Partnership

The priority setting workshop

Feedback and information on the Mesothelioma Priority Setting Workshop

Metastatic Breast Cancer (Canada)

Top 10 Priorities: What biomarkers or intrinsic features of the tumour can ...

Mental Health in Children and Young People

Details of the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership setting research priorities in the mental health of children and young people

Top 10 Priorities: Would the screening of young people be appropriate for ...

Methods of Rapid Reviews

The Priority III study aimed to identify research priorities about ...

Top 10: What are the best approaches to identify people or ...

Mild to moderate hearing loss

Top 10 priorities

What adverse effects are associated with not treating mild ...

Priority 1 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What adverse effects are associated with not treating ...
Priority 2 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does the early fitting of hearing aids result ...
Priority 3 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does the early fitting of hearing aids slow ...
Priority 4 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the reasons for low hearing aid ...
Priority 5 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can new technologies replace hearing aids for the ...
Priority 6 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can stem cell therapy offer a cure for ...
Priority 7 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does early identification, diagnosis and treatment of mild ...
Priority 8 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Could new developments to digital hearing aids offer ...
Priority 9 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How realistic are hearing tests for assessing the ...
Priority 10 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Could the use of real-world sounds to help ...
Priority 11 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective and/or cost-effective are hearing aids for ...
Priority 12 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Could routine follow-up appointments help adults with mild ...
Priority 13 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the effect of the use or ...
Priority 14 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can speech in noise tests offer additional diagnostic ...
Priority 15 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are hearing tests (as part of ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - a: UNCERTAINTY: How frequently should hearing assessments be conducted to ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - b: UNCERTAINTY: What are the alternative tests to pure tone ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - c: UNCERTAINTY: Which type(s) of hearing aids are the most ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - d: UNCERTAINTY: Why is speech through hearing aids not clear ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - e: UNCERTAINTY: Is there a causal relationship between mild to ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - f: UNCERTAINTY: How can hearing aids be better designed to ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - g: UNCERTAINTY: How effective is deaf awareness training in retail ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - h: UNCERTAINTY: At what volume is leisure noise exposure damaging ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - i: UNCERTAINTY: Can hearing aids be designed to suppress intrusive ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - j: UNCERTAINTY: How can hearing aid technology be improved to ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - k: UNCERTAINTY: Can lipreading classes aid employment and/or reduce unemployment ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - l: UNCERTAINTY: How can hearing aid ear moulds be better ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - m: UNCERTAINTY: Which symptoms should adults and GPs use as ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - n: UNCERTAINTY:How can hearing aids best be programmed for adults ...
Priorities 16-30 from the Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss PSP - p: UNCERTAINTY:Could volume controls be improved on digital hearing aids ...

Miscarriage

Top 10 priorities: The priorities for research in the area of miscarriage, identified by the James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership in 2016

Mitochondrial disease

Top 10 priorities

Could an understanding of the cellular and molecular processes ...

Priority 1 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Could an understanding of the cellular and molecular ...
Priority 2 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can the damage to cells caused by mitchondrial disease ...
Priority 3 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the biological mechanisms that cause mitochondrial disease ...
Priority 4 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What biomarkers (biological markers that can be measured e.g. ...
Priority 5 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Could gene therapy help people with mitochondrial disease? ...
Priority 6 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the psychological impacts of mitochondrial disease? What ...
Priority 7 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to reduce the risk ...
Priority 8 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What factors could trigger the start of mitochondrial ...
Priority 9 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why are people with the same genetic mutation affected ...
Priority 10 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to treat and ...
Priority 11 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the genetic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease ...
Priority 12 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Could a specific diet and/or supplements benefit people with ...
Priority 13 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can prevent mitochondrial disease from getting worse over ...
Priority 14 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do the different genetic mutations cause the symptoms ...
Priority 15 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there a way to predict who will become ...
Priority 16 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can prevent the start of mitochondrial disease ...
Priority 17 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to treat and ...
Priority 18 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What aspects of their health should be monitored over ...
Priority 19 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to treat ...
Priority 20 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to treat and ...
Priority 21 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to treat and ...
Priority 22 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does mitochondrial disease change over time as people ...
Priority 23 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does exercise benefit people with mitochondrial disease? If ...
Priority 24 from the Mitochondrial Disease PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What causes the genetic mutation in people with ...

Multiple Conditions in Later Life

Top 10 Priorities

Priority 1 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can current health, social care and voluntary sectors ...
Priority 2 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective, cost effective and ...
Priority 3 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective, cost effective and ...
Priority 4 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In what ways can carers of older people ...
Priority 5 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective, cost effective and ...
Priority 6 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the recognition and management of frailty ...
Priority 7 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment be optimally delivered ...
Priority 8 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective, cost effective and ...
Priority 9 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can independent living be most effectively and ...
Priority 10 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do older people with multiple conditions perceive ...
Priority 11 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective and acceptable ways ...
Priority 12 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do older people with multiple conditions perceive ...
Priority 13 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can hospital admission and re-admission rates be ...
Priority 14 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can cognitive decline due to lack of ...
Priority 15 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the prevalence and causes of inadequately ...
Priority 16 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective, cost effective and ...
Priority 17 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can exercises to reduce the prevalence of ...
Priority 18 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the impact of social isolation upon ...
Priority 19 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the cause and impact of poor ...
Priority 20 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there a correlation between poor outcomes in ...
Priority 21 from the Multiple Conditions in Later Life PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective and acceptable methods ...

Multiple sclerosis

Top 10 priorities

Which treatments are effective to slow, stop or reverse ...

Priority 1 from the Multiple Sclerosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which treatments are effective to slow, stop or ...
Priority 2 from the Multiple Sclerosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can multiple sclerosis be prevented? (JLA PSP Priority ...
Priority 3 from the Multiple Sclerosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which treatments are effective for fatigue in people ...
Priority 4 from the Multiple Sclerosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can people with multiple sclerosis be best ...
Priority 5 from the Multiple Sclerosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does early treatment with aggressive disease modifying drugs ...
Priority 6 from the Multiple Sclerosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is vitamin D supplementation an effective disease modifying ...
Priority 7 from the Multiple Sclerosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which treatments are effective to improve mobility for ...
Priority 8 from the Multiple Sclerosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which treatments are effective to improve cognition in ...
Priority 9 from the Multiple Sclerosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which treatments are effective for pain in people ...
Priority 10 from the Multiple Sclerosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is physiotherapy effective in reducing disability in people ...

Myeloma (Canada)

Neurodevelopmental Disorders Canada

Neuro-oncology

Top 10 priorities: Do lifestyle factors (e.g. sleep, stress, diet) influence tumour ...

The Top 10 Priorities: What is the best treatment for people with early ...

Paediatric Intensive Care Nutrition

Nutritional Screening and Malnutrition

Top 10 Priorities

How can early intervention be initiated in vulnerable groups ...

Priority 1 from the Nutritional Screening and Malnutrition PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can early intervention be initiated in vulnerable ...

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Saskatchewan,Canada)

Occupational Therapy

Top 10 Priorities

How does occupational therapy make a difference and have ...

Priority 1 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does occupational therapy make a difference and have ...
Priority 2 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can occupational therapists ensure that person-centred practice is ...
Priority 3 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can occupational therapists work more effectively with the ...
Priority 4 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term benefits of occupational therapy intervention? ...
Priority 5 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits or impact of occupational therapy ...
Priority 6 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can occupational therapy services be more inclusive of ...
Priority 7 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role of occupational therapy in supporting ...
Priority 8 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role or impact of occupational therapy ...
Priority 9 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can occupational therapists work most effectively with other ...
Priority 10 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the cost-effectiveness of occupational therapy services? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 11 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does the amount of occupational therapy received affect ...
Priority 12 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role of occupational therapy in addressing ...
Priority 13 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the effectiveness of occupational therapy for mental ...
Priority 14 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can occupational therapists work effectively with digital technology ...
Priority 15 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does assistive technology, compensatory equipment and housing adaptations ...
Priority 16 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the value of occupation as an intervention ...
Priority 17 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the nature of the relationship between occupation ...
Priority 18 from the Occupational Therapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What do other people (including healthcare professionals and other ...

Oral and Dental Health

Work done to set future research priorities in Oral and Dental Health by the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership started in 2017.

Top 10 Priorities

What is the best way to prevent tooth decay, ...

Priority 1 from the Oral and Dental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to prevent tooth decay, ...
Priority 2 from the Oral and Dental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can access to dental services be improved for ...
Priority 3 from the Oral and Dental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways of increasing early ...
Priority 4 from the Oral and Dental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can access to dental services be improved for ...
Priority 5 from the Oral and Dental Health PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can dental health professionals work with other ...

Pediatric Cancer (Canada)

Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Netherlands)

Pancreatic Cancer (Germany)

Top 10 Priorities: How can the best treatment for each individual patient ...

Paediatric Hospital Care (Canada)

Top 10 priorities

Priority 1 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What best practices and/or care models exist for inpatient ...
Priority 2 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What methods of communication are most effective between patients, ...
Priority 3 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are best practices and support strategies for Indigenous ...
Priority 4 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can we ensure that healthcare delivery in hospital ...
Priority 5 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are effective support strategies for parents, families and ...
Priority 6 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What mental health supports can be provided to parents, ...
Priority 7 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are effective ways to incorporate shared decision-making with ...
Priority 8 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are effective strategies to mitigate the impacts of ...
Priority 9 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are effective alternatives to shorten length of stay ...
Priority 10 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective communication methods (e.g. handover, ...
Priority 11 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective way to conduct medical ...
Priority 12 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are ongoing mental health assessments for patients admitted to ...
Priority 13 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the impact of the patient’s room/environment on ...
Priority 14 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective way to obtain and ...
Priority 15 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are effective methods (e.g. education) to prepare families ...
Priority 16 from the Paediatric Hospital Care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When is it appropriate to involve allied health care ...

Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery

Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP

Top 10 Priorities

What are the best ways to measure the outcome ...

Priority 1 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to measure the ...
Priority 2 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Following orthopaedic surgery to the lower limbs, ...
Priority 3 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the short-term and long-term clinical and cost ...
Priority 4 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the short term and long term outcome ...
Priority 5 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of pre-operative ...
Priority 6 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the short-term and long-term clinical and cost ...
Priority 7 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can surveillance and non-surgical treatment (e.g. physiotherapy, botulinum toxin ...
Priority 8 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best method of screening for Developmental ...
Priority 9 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best strategies to optimise communication of ...
Priority 10 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best management for hip displacement ...
Priority 11 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective interventions (including type ...
Priority 12 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does vitamin D supplementation or other diet supplements increase ...
Priority 13 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of gait ...
Priority 14 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the indications and most effective treatment ...
Priority 15 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the optimal surgical treatment and timing of ...
Priority 16 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the optimal management for severe stable Slipped ...
Priority 17 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best treatment for patello-femoral instability (an ...
Priority 18 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the indications for surgical treatment of flatfeet ...
Priority 19 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the outcome of hip replacement in ...
Priority 20 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which operation leads to best results in the ...
Priority 21 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to treat idiopathic ...
Priority 22 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term outcomes of treatment in ...
Priority 23 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the effect of surgeon and centre ...
Priority 24 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What degree of lower limb anatomical variation (eg. ...
Priority 25 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the indications for metalwork removal in ...
Priority 26 from the Paediatric Lower Limb Surgery PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why is there geographical variation in the management ...

Parkinsons

Top 10 priorities: What treatments are helpful for reducing balance problems and ...

Palliative and end of life care

Top 10 priorities

What are the best ways of providing palliative care ...

Priority 1 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways of providing palliative ...
Priority 2 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can access to palliative care services be ...
Priority 3 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits of Advance Care Planning ...
Priority 4 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What information and training do carers and families ...
Priority 5 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can it be ensured that staff, including ...
Priority 6 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to determine a ...
Priority 7 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the core palliative care services that should ...
Priority 8 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits, and best ways, of ...
Priority 9 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to make sure ...
Priority 10 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to assess and ...
Priority 11 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can people who live alone and do not ...
Priority 12 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways for healthcare professionals ...
Priority 13 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to facilitate communication ...
Priority 14 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to give palliative ...
Priority 15 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can distress that is not related to ...
Priority 16 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best modes of palliative care in ...
Priority 17 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to diagnose and ...
Priority 18 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits of, and best approaches ...
Priority 19 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to make sure ...
Priority 20 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to manage acute ...
Priority 21 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the signs that a person will ...
Priority 22 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there an appropriate time to withdraw artificial ...
Priority 23 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to recognise and ...
Priority 24 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best care packages for patients, ...
Priority 25 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are outcomes (for example, symptom control and incidental ...
Priority 26 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to support children ...
Priority 27 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best treatments for nausea and ...
Priority 28 from the Palliative and end of life care PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to manage the ...

Pancreatitis

Patient safety in primary care

Top 10 priorities: The most important research questions around patient safety in primary care, identified by patients, carers and clinicians

Pernicious Anaemia

Top 10 priorities: Can a more reliable and accurate test be developed ...

Pessaries for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

More information about the work of the James Lind Alliance PSP in identifying and prioritising unanswered research questions about the use of pessaries in pelvic organ prolapse

Top 10 priorities

How might a pessary affect sexual activity? Do pessaries have an ...

Priority 1 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How might a pessary affect sexual activity? (JLA PSP Priority ...
Priority 2 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do pessaries have an effect on the psychological ...
Priority 3 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is important for a pessary self-management programme? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 4 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the risks and complications of pessary ...
Priority 5 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are pessaries effective as a long-term treatment for prolapse? ...
Priority 6 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to assess what type ...
Priority 7 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to minimise and treat ...
Priority 8 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does pessary use in prolapse have a positive impact ...
Priority 9 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When should oestrogen cream be used with a pessary? ...
Priority 10 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the ideal training to be a ...
Priority 11 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What level of prolapse will improve with the ...
Priority 12 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When is a pessary the right treatment for prolapse? ...
Priority 13 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the role of physiotherapy as part of ...
Priority 14 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are pessaries effective in the treatment of prolapse? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 15 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do the risks and complications of pessaries increase with ...
Priority 16 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What differences does a pessary make when used to ...
Priority 17 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which pessary should be used for which prolapse? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 18 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What should be considered when choosing which type of ...
Priority 19 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Should women using pessaries be offered supervised pelvic ...
Priority 20 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What things make a difference to help with ...
Priority 21 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is a pessary as acceptable as surgery for the ...
Priority 22 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Should a young woman with a non-bothersome prolapse be ...
Priority 23 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How safe are pessaries? (JLA PSP Priority 23) Overall ranking 23 JLA question ...
Priority 24 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can women be taught to manage their own pessary? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 25 from the Pessary use for Prolapse PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does the use of a pessary during or after ...

Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction

Top 10 Priorities

How to determine the most suitable breast reconstruction surgery ...

Priority 1 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How to determine the most suitable breast reconstruction ...
Priority 2 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can timely access to breast reconstruction services be ...
Priority 3 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the rates of breast cancer re-occurrence and ...
Priority 4 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does breast reconstruction surgery impact future surveillance? ...
Priority 5 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does radiation therapy affect breast reconstruction including ...
Priority 6 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the satisfaction rates associated with each type ...
Priority 7 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there any rehabilitation treatments or exercises during ...
Priority 8 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can a patient prepare prior to surgery (for ...
Priority 9 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the pros and cons of the different ...
Priority 10 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY:What is the evidence and safety behind fat grafting ...
Priority 11 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the short and long term safety ...
Priority 12 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the factors associated with success and failure ...
Priority 13 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What should be the ideal wait time between mastectomy ...
Priority 14 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the evidence behind implants and the ...
Priority 15 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the pros and cons of nipple ...
Priority 16 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What proportion of patients regret having breast reconstruction? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 17 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the failure rates associated with each type ...
Priority 18 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the possible complications as well as side ...
Priority 19 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the rates of re-operation after different breast ...
Priority 20 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can complications be prevented after post mastectomy breast ...
Priority 21 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In a patient with breast cancer, what are the ...
Priority 22 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the evidence behind new breast reconstruction ...
Priority 23 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How many future surgeries should patients expect with each ...
Priority 24 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the lifetime of a breast implant? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 25 from the Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the different ways to improve sensation ...

Physiotherapy

Top 10 Priorities

When health problems are developing, at what point is ...

Priority 1 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When health problems are developing, at what point is ...
Priority 2 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When used by physiotherapists, what methods are effective ...
Priority 3 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to deliver physiotherapy ...
Priority 4 from the Physiotherapy PSP
Priority 5 from the Physiotherapy PSP
Priority 6 from the Physiotherapy PSP
Priority 7 from the Physiotherapy PSP
Priority 8 from the Physiotherapy PSP
Priority 9 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How is patient progress and/or the results of ...
Priority 10 from the Physiotherapy PSP
Priority 11 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does the amount of physiotherapy received affect ...
Priority 12 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What do the people who fund services and ...
Priority 13 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What do patients expect of physiotherapy and understand ...
Priority 14 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do staffing levels and skill mix impact patient ...
Priority 15 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When trying to improve patient and service outcomes, ...
Priority 16 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What factors predict the onset of health problems, ...
Priority 17 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How well do patients recall physiotherapy advice and ...
Priority 18 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What methods do physiotherapists use to treat patients, ...
Priority 19 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What types of exercises, doses and methods of ...
Priority 20 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What training is available to physiotherapists for developing ...
Priority 21 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do physiotherapists decide on what their treatment ...
Priority 22 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are patients offered nationally in terms of ...
Priority 23 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What's the availability of physiotherapy services nationally, how ...
Priority 24 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How are different physiotherapy services provided, staffed and ...
Priority 25 from the Physiotherapy PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the physiological effects of different physiotherapy ...

Pressure ulcers

Top 10 priorities

How effective is repositioning in the prevention of pressure ...

Priority 1 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective is repositioning in the prevention of ...
Priority 2 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective at preventing pressure ulcers is involving ...
Priority 3 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does the education of health and social care ...
Priority 4 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are the different types of pressure ...
Priority 5 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What impact do different service models have on ...
Priority 6 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best service models to ensure ...
Priority 7 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: For wheelchair users sitting on a pressure ulcer, ...
Priority 8 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are wound dressings in the promotion ...
Priority 9 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does regular turning of patients in bed promote ...
Priority 10 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does improving diet (eating) and hydration (drinking) promote ...
Priority 11 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are surgical operations to close pressure ...
Priority 12 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are topical skin care products and ...
Priority 13 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: Note that Priorities 13-21 are numbered for identification purposes, but were not ranked by the PSP
Priority 14 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does exercise coaching help in the prevention of ...
Priority 15 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is using a pressure ulcer risk rating scale ...
Priority 16 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective are incontinence devices at preventing ulcers? (JLA ...
Priority 17 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective is non-surgical debridement in ulcer healing, ...
Priority 18 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In people with multiple sclerosis which analgesics are ...
Priority 19 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the value of topical agents in ...
Priority 20 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How effective is negative pressure wound therapy as ...
Priority 21 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: For people at risk of pressure ulcers how ...

Preterm birth

Top 10 priorities: Which interventions are most effective to predict or prevent ...

Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis

Prostate cancer

Top 10 priorities: How can overtreatment for prostate cancer be prevented by ...

Psoriasis

Information about the research priority setting work around Psoriasis started in 2017 using James Lind Alliance methods

Top 10 priorities

Do lifestyle factors such as diet, dietary supplements, alcohol, ...

Priority 1 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do lifestyle factors such as diet, dietary supplements, alcohol, ...
Priority 2 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does treating psoriasis early (or proactively) reduce the severity ...
Priority 3 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What factors predict how well psoriasis will respond to ...
Priority 4 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to treat the symptoms ...
Priority 5 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How well do psychological and educational interventions work for ...
Priority 6 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does treating psoriasis help improve other health conditions, such ...
Priority 7 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why do psoriasis treatments stop working well against psoriasis ...
Priority 8 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: To what extent is psoriasis caused by a person’s ...
Priority 9 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is a person with psoriasis more likely to develop ...
Priority 10 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What’s the best way to treat sudden flare ups ...
Priority 11 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are oral and biological treatments for psoriasis safe to ...
Priority 12 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term benefits and risks of oral ...
Priority 13 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are lifestyle factors such as diet, alcohol intake, weight ...
Priority 14 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can oral and biological treatments for psoriasis be combined ...
Priority 15 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Could gene therapy help to treat psoriasis? (JLA PSP Priority ...
Priority 16 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does psoriasis affect a person psychologically? (JLA PSP Priority ...
Priority 17 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What factors affect how psoriasis will progress, or whether ...
Priority 18 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do changes in female hormones, such as during ...
Priority 19 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best and most cost-effective way of ...
Priority 20 from the Psoriasis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What triggers a sudden flare up of psoriasis and ...

Psoriatic Arthritis

Top 10 priorities

Pulmonary Hypertension (Canada)

Quality Use of Medicines in People Living with Dementia

Rare Anaemias Inherited

Details about the work of the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in identifying research uncertainties around Rare Anaemias

Top 10 Priorities: Would a national formal network of clinicians with expertise ...

Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood

A summary of priority setting work in this area using James Lind Alliance methods

Top 10 Priorities

What is considered a good outcome of treatment in ...

Priority 1 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is considered a good outcome of treatment in ...
Priority 2 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the cause of pain in people with ...
Priority 3 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the psychological impact of having a ...
Priority 4 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can be done to prevent rare metabolic bone ...
Priority 5 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to manage fatigue ...
Priority 6 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best forms of surgery to ...
Priority 7 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits and side effects of drug ...
Priority 8 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How do rare metabolic bone disorders progress as people ...
Priority 9 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How are other parts of the body affected by ...
Priority 10 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to prevent dental problems ...
Priority = 10 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How and why do people with rare metabolic bone ...
Priority 12 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are there more effective, long-term treatments for pain (including ...
Priority 13 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does menopause impact on women with rare metabolic ...
Priority 14 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does care and support for adults need ...
Priority 15 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Are people with rare metabolic bone disorders at risk ...
Priority 16 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Could a combination of self-management approaches reduce pain and ...
Priority 17 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to link up and ...
Priority 18 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which treatments are safer and more effective for people ...
Priority 19 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best form of exercise for people ...
Priority 20 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How does drug treatment need to change as people ...
Priority 21 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is stem cell therapy an effective treatment for people ...
Priority 22 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why are some health professionals unaware of rare metabolic ...
Priority 23 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: If we have a better understanding of what causes ...
Priority 24 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Would specialist services result in better care for people ...
Priority 25 from the Rare Musculoskeletal Diseases in Adulthood PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is life expectancy affected by rare metabolic bone disorders? ...

Retention in Randomised Trails

Describing the work of a priority setting partnership in identifying uncertainties around what we know about the best ways to encourage people to stay involved in clinical trails

Top 10 priorities: What motivates a participant’s decision to complete a clinical ...

Revision Hip Replacement

Revision Knee Replacement

Top 10 Priorities

What are the causes of persistent pain following a ...

Priority 1 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the causes of persistent pain following a ...
Priority 2 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to diagnose and ...
Priority 3 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective ways to organise health ...
Priority 4 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What factors determine (predict) whether revision knee surgery ...
Priority 5 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can be done after and/or before revision knee ...
Priority 6 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the psychological impact of a problematic knee ...
Priority 7 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How should we measure the outcomes following revision knee ...
Priority 8 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is there a way to manage some types ...
Priority 9 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What causes knee stiffness following knee replacement? How can ...
Priority 10 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best forms of surgery to ...
Priority 11 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to investigate the causes ...
Priority 12 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best treatments for pain in ...
Priority 13 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to treat a break ...
Priority 14 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How long does a revision knee replacement last and ...
Priority 15 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to manage patients’ unmet ...
Priority 16 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What factors increase the risks of infection and ...
Priority 17 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term outcomes when a knee ...
Priority 18 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best non-surgical treatments around the time ...
Priority 19 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective forms of pain relief ...
Priority 20 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term outcomes of revision knee surgery? ...
Priority 21 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to investigate implant-related failure ...
Priority 22 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: If necessary following infection in a knee replacement, ...
Priority 23 from the Revision Knee Replacement PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to restore lost bone ...

Safe Care for Adults with Complex Health Needs

More details about the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in Patient Safety

Top 10 Priorities: When people with complex health needs require care from ...

Schizophrenia

Top 10 priorities: What is the best way to treat people with ...

Scoliosis

How the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in Scoliosis will work and how you can find out more

The Top 10 Priorities

Priority 1 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best strategies for reducing or ...
Priority 2 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How is quality of life affected by scoliosis ...
Priority 3 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Could surgical procedures be improved to become less ...
Priority 4 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term outcomes and side-effects of ...
Priority 5 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How likely is scoliosis to get worse over ...
Priority 6 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best method of imaging scoliosis ...
Priority 7 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which type of brace (e.g. rigid or dynamic) ...
Priority 8 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What forms of postural care are most effective ...
Priority 9 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: If scoliosis is diagnosed earlier, does this change ...
Priority 10 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How are the psychological impacts (including on body image) ...
Priority 11 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can the instrumentation (rods/ implants etc) cause harm in ...
Priority 12 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How is scoliosis affected by hormonal changes in women ...
Priority 13 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective combinations of treatment (drugs, ...
Priority 14 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term effects of bracing for children ...
Priority 15 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective combinations of treatment (drugs, ...
Priority 16 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the psychological impacts (including on body ...
Priority 17 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Would there be benefits to screening children / young ...
Priority 18 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When and how does scoliosis affect other parts of ...
Priority 19 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How is scoliosis linked to other conditions (e.g. osteoporosis, ...
Priority 20 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When is surgery best for different types of scoliosis, ...
Priority 21 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Is physiotherapy cost effective in the treatment of scoliosis, ...
Priority 22 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways to care for ...
Priority 23 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What triggers relatively mild scoliosis to worsen rapidly? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 24 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: When and how often is repeat surgery required in ...
Priority 25 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best strategies for preventing scoliosis (combining ...
Priority 26 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does scoliosis affect life expectancy in adults? (JLA PSP Priority ...
Priority 27 from the Scoliosis PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective type of exercise (e.g. ...

Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada)

Top 10 Priorities

What strategies best allow older adults to remain independent ...

Priority 1 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What strategies best allow older adults to remain independent ...
Priority 2 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In what ways can the healthcare system become more ...
Priority 3 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In what ways can healthcare service accessibility for older ...
Priority 4 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can geriatric-related knowledge among healthcare providers be improved ...
Priority 5 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the optimal ways to ensure healthcare providers ...
Priority 6 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can be done to increase availability of dementia-related ...
Priority 7 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What interventions and programs best enable older adults to ...
Priority 8 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective programs and services which ...
Priority 9 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective strategy to ensure an ...
Priority 10 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can healthcare encounters be restructured to allow older ...
Priority 11 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In what ways can quality of care in continuing ...
Priority 12 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What strategies best allow older adults to remain in ...
Priority 13 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective strategy for information sharing ...
Priority 14 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can be done to increase the availability of ...
Priority 15 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: In what ways can seniors with dementia be better ...
Priority 16 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What information should healthcare providers provide to and discuss ...
Priority 17 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can behaviours associated with dementia (e.g., aggression) be ...
Priority 18 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What educational strategies are most effective in improving the ...
Priority 19 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective strategies to allow people ...
Priority 20 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What strategies are most effective for improving the environment ...
Priority 21 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What strategies are most effective in preventing and/or delaying ...
Priority 22 from the Seniors' Health (Alberta, Canada) PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the optimal ways for caregivers of older ...

Sexual Violence

Sight loss and vision

Top 10 priorities

The Sight Loss and Vision PSP set Top 10 priorities ...

Can a treatment to stop dry AMD progressing and/or ...

Priority 1 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Age Related: UNCERTAINTY: Can a treatment to stop dry age related ...
Priority 2 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Age Related Macular Degeneration: UNCERTAINTY: What is the cause of age related ...
Priority 3 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Age Related Macular Degeneration: UNCERTAINTY: How can age related macular degeneration (AMD) ...
Priority 4 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Age Related Macular Degeneration: UNCERTAINTY: Are there ways of restoring sight loss ...
Priority 5 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Age Related Macular Degeneration: UNCERTAINTY: Can the development of age related macular ...
Priority 6 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Age Related Macular Degeneration: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most effective way to ...
Priority 7 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Age Related Macular Degeneration: UNCERTAINTY: What factors influence the progression of age ...
Priority 8 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Age Related Macular Degeneration: UNCERTAINTY: Can a non-invasive therapy be developed for ...
Priority 9 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Age Related Macular Degeneration: UNCERTAINTY: Can dietary factors, nutritional supplements, complementary therapies ...
Priority 10 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Age Related Macular Degeneration: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best enablement strategies for ...

Cataract Top 10

How can cataracts be prevented from developing? Can the return ...

Priority 1 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract: UNCERTAINTY: How can we prevent cataracts from developing? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 2 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract: UNCERTAINTY: Can the return of cloudy or blurred vision ...
Priority 3 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract: UNCERTAINTY: How can cataract progression be slowed down? (JLA ...
Priority 4 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract: UNCERTAINTY: What alternatives to treat cataracts other than cataract ...
Priority 5 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract: UNCERTAINTY: What is the cause of cataract? (JLA PSP Priority ...
Priority 6 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract: UNCERTAINTY: How can cataract surgery outcome be improved? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 7 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract: UNCERTAINTY: How safe and effective is laser assisted cataract ...
Priority 8 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract: UNCERTAINTY: Should accommodative lenses be developed for cataract surgery? (JLA ...
Priority 9 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best measure of visual disability ...
Priority 10 from the Sight Loss and Vision PSP Cataract: UNCERTAINTY: Can retinal detachment be prevented after cataract surgery? (JLA ...

Childhood Onset Disorders Top 10

How can cerebral visual impairment be identified, prevented and ...

Priority 1 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Childhood Disorders: UNCERTAINTY: How can cerebral visual impairment be identified, prevented ...
Priority 2 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Childhood Disorders: UNCERTAINTY: How can we develop treatment for visual pathway ...
Priority 3 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Childhood Disorders: UNCERTAINTY: How do we improve screening and surveillance from ...
Priority 4 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Childhood Disorders: UNCERTAINTY: Can the treatment of amblyopia be improved to ...
Priority 5 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Childhood Disorders: UNCERTAINTY: How can cataract be prevented in children? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 6 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Childhood Disorders: UNCERTAINTY: What are the causes of coloboma and microphthalmia/anophthalmia ...
Priority 7 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Childhood Disorders: UNCERTAINTY: Can vision be corrected in later life for ...
Priority 8 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Childhood Disorders: UNCERTAINTY: How can retinoblastoma be identified, prevented and treated ...
Priority 9 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Childhood Disorder: UNCERTAINTY: Can better treatments for glaucoma in children be ...
Priority 10 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Childhood Disorder: UNCERTAINTY: Can a treatment be developed to improve vision ...

Corneal and External Eye Conditions Top 10

Can new therapies such as gene or stem cell ...

Glaucoma Top 10

What are the most effective treatments for glaucoma and ...

Inherited Retinal Disease

Can a treatment to slow down progression or reverse ...

Neuro-ophthalmology Top 10

What is the underlying cause of optic nerve damage ...

Ocular Cancer Top 10

What can be done to help ocular cancer sufferers? Can ...

Ocular Inflammatory Disease Top 10

What are the most effective treatments for ocular and ...

Priority 8 Sight Loss and Vision PSP Ocular Inflammatory Disease: UNCERTAINTY: What medications best prevent the development of eye ...

Refractive Error and Ocular Motility Top 10

What factors influence the development of refractive error (myopia, ...

Retinal Vascular Disease Top 10

What are the best methods to prevent retinopathy of ...

Vitreoretinal or Ocular Trauma Top 10

How can surgical techniques be improved to save sight ...

Skin Cancer Surgery

Spinal cord injury

Top 10 priorities: Does activity based rehabilitation, including functional electrical stimulation coupled ...

Spinal Cord Injury (Sweden)

Stillbirth

Top 10 priorities

How can the structure and function of the placenta ...

Priority 1 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can the structure and function of the placenta ...
Priority 2 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Does ultrasound assessment of fetal growth in the third ...
Priority 3 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Do modifiable ‘lifestyle’ factors (e.g. diet, vitamin deficiency, sleep ...
Priority 4 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which investigations identify a fetus which is at risk ...
Priority 5 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Can the wider use of existing tests and monitoring ...
Priority 6 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What causes stillbirth in normally grown babies? (JLA PSP ...
Priority 7 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the most appropriate bereavement and post natal ...
Priority 8 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Which antenatal care interventions are associated with a reduction ...
Priority 9 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Would more accessible evidence-based information on signs and symptoms ...
Priority 10 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can staff support women and their partners in ...
Priority 11 from the Stillbirth PSP: UNCERTAINTY: Why is the incidence of stillbirth in the UK ...

Stroke

Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care Top 10 Priorities

Priority 1 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best interventions to stop stroke happening ...
Priority 3 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits and risks of acute treatments ...
Priority 4 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits and risks of new therapies ...
Priority 5 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: What is the risk of recurrent stroke, how does ...
Priority 6 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: How can the proportion of patients with ischaemic ...
Priority 7 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: What are the processes that cause delayed changes in ...
Priority 8 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: How can complications of stroke be reduced (e.g. pneumonia)? ...
Priority 9 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: What are the risks and benefits of using ...
Priority 10 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: Do patients’ other health conditions, and characteristics such ...
Priority 11 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: How do regional and other differences in access to ...
Priority 12 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: What effect does diet have on short and long-term ...
Priority 13 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best timing and amount of ...
Priority 14 Stroke Prevention, Diagnosis, Pre-hospital and Hospital Care: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best body positioning for patients with ...

Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care Top 10 Priorities

Priority 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: How common are psychological problems and what impact do ...
Priority 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to assess for, understand ...
Priority 3 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What are the effects of, and best assessments and ...
Priority 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: How common is fatigue; what and why are there ...
Priority 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: How can community stroke services best be resourced and ...
Priority 6 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY:What and how common are the long-term impacts of ...
Priority 7 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best time, place and amount of ...
Priority 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY:How can people supporting stroke survivors work best with ...
Priority 9 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best interventions including exercise to improve ...
Priority 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What do stroke survivors think and feel works well, ...
Priority 11 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best intervention to improve outcomes for ...
Priority 12 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What are the factors that best predict, and make ...
Priority 13 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What are the causes of different types of pain ...
Priority 14 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY:Is there a fixed time period after which stroke ...
Priority 15 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What interventions improve arm function after stroke and when ...
Priority 16 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best way to increase the availability ...
Priority 17 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: What are the public thoughts and feelings (perceptions) on ...
Priority 18 Stroke Rehabilitation and Long-term Care: UNCERTAINTY: How can training for healthcare professionals be made the ...

Stroke Top 10s

The Stroke PSP set Top 10 priorities in two ...

Life after Stroke

Top 10 priorities: What are the best ways to improve cognition after ...

Surgery for common shoulder problems

Top 10 priorities: (in no order of priority): For the main shoulder conditions ...

Sustainable Perioperative Practice

Teenage and Young Adult Cancer

More information about identifying and setting research priorities in teenage and young adult cancer

The Top 10 Priorities

What psychological support package improves psychological well-being, social functioning ...

Priority 1 from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What psychological support package improves psychological well-being, social functioning ...
Priority 2 from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What interventions, including self-care, can reduce or reverse adverse ...
Priority 3 from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best strategies to improve access to ...
Priority 4 from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What General Practitioner or young person strategies, such as ...
Priority 5 from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best ways of supporting a young ...
Priority 6 from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the most effective strategies to ensure that ...
Priority 7 from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What interventions are most effective in supporting young people ...
Priority 8 from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: How can parents/carers/siblings/partners be best supported following the death ...
Priority 9 from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What is the best method of follow-up and timing ...
Priority 10 from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What targeted treatments are effective and have fewer short ...
Priority from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long term physical effects of a ...
Priority from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What factors affect the time to diagnosis and what ...
Priority from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What can young people do to help their recovery ...
Priority from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What causes problems with cognitive functioning (chemobrain), how long ...
Priority from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the best strategies for detecting and treating ...
Priority from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: For young people with incurable cancer, how should healthcare ...
Priority from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the long-term physical effects of stem cell ...
Priority from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: For young people with incurable cancer, how should parents/carers ...
Priority from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP: UNCERTAINTY: What are the support needs of the family following ...

Tinnitus

Top 10 priorities: (in no order of priority) What management strategies are more ...

Treatment of Pemphigus and Pemphigoid

Urinary incontinence

Top 10 priorities: What are the optimal pelvic floor muscle training protocols ...

Vascular Conditions

Access Top 10 Priorities
Amputation Top 10 Priorties
Aortic Top 10 Priorities
Carotid Top 10 Priorities
Diabetic Foot Top 10 Priorities
Peripheral Arterial Disease PAD Top 10 Priorities
Service Organisation Top 10 Priorities
Venous Top 10 Priorities
Wounds Top 10 Priorities
Vascular Conditions Top 10s

Venous Thromboembolism (Canada)

Vitiligo

Top 10 priorities: How effective are systemic immunosuppressants in treating vitiligo? How much ...

Womb-cancer

Top 10 priorities

The top priorities for future research in the area of endometrial (womb) cancer, set in 2015 by patients, carers and health professionals

Priority 1 from the Womb Cancer psp: The top priority from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer research Priority Setting Partnership
Priority 2 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 2 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer Priority Setting Partnership
Priority 3 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 3 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer Priority Setting Partnership
Priority 4 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 4 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 5 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 5 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 6 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 6 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 7 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 7 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 8 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 8 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 9 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 9 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 10 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 10 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 11 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 11 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 12 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 12 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 13 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 13 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 14 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 14 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 15 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 15 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 16 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 16 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 17 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 17 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 19 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 19 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 20 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 20 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 21 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 21 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 22 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 22 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 24 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 24 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 25 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 25 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 26 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 26 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 27 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 27 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP
Priority 23 from the Womb Cancer PSP: Priority 23 from the James Lind Alliance Womb Cancer PSP

Women's Genital Prolapse and Incontinence (Gondar, Ethiopia)

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Setting priorities for social care research in Wales

Top 10 priorities

Does early care planning and/or early or regular contact ...

Priority 2 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How can we reduce isolation and stress amongst carers ...
Priority 4 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How can social care for older people be tailored ...
Priority 5 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How can social care best support older people with ...
Priority 6 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How can social care for older people be ...
Priority 7 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: What barriers do older people experience in accessing services ...
Priority 8 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How can terms and conditions, including wages, be improved ...
Priority 9 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How can social care for older people be kept ...
Priority 10 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How can home and community-based social care enable older ...
Priority 11 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How can social care for older people be made ...
Priority 12 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How does the setting in different parts of Wales ...
Priority 13 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How can respite for carers of older people be ...
Priority 14 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: What are the benefits to older people of receiving ...
Priority 15 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: What has been learnt about how best to support ...
Priority 1 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: Does early care planning and/or early or regular contact ...
Priority 3 from the Setting priorities for social care research in Wales project: UNCERTAINTY: How can social care and health services, including the ...

Top 10s

The Top 10 priorities for future research identified by each PSP, a collaboration between clinicians and patients to identify research priorities.

JLA Guidebook

The JLA Guidebook will help you through the priority setting process. Containing everything you need to understand a PSP, or run your own.

1. Introduction

The JLA Guidebook is aimed at people that are interested in the JLA’s priority setting process: namely, patients and their carers, clinicians

The James Lind Alliance

The James Lind Alliance (JLA) is a non-profit making initiative which was established in 2004. It brings patients, carers and clinicians together in Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs) to identify and prioritise the unanswered questions about the effects of treatments that they agree are most important.

Contact us: Contact us The James Lind Alliance The Wessex Institute ...

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements of individuals involved in the writing of the JLA Guidebook.

2. James Lind Alliance Methods and Principles

Why involve patients and clinicians in setting research priorities? ...

Why the JLA method?

Learn more about the principles of the JLA.

What is a Priority Setting Partnership?

The aim of PSPs is to bring patients, carers ...

Who's who in the Priority Setting Partnership?

The structure and role of people in a Priority Setting Partnership.

What are the principles of the JLA?

The JLA priority setting method is flexible and responsive ...

Exclusions: Traditionally the health research agenda has been largely determined ...

What are evidence uncertainties?

The JLA definition of an evidence uncertainty is that: no ...

JLA Advisers

What's the role of a JLA Adviser? They support and guide the PSP, neutrally, ensuring that the process is followed in a fair, transparent way

3. How to establish a PSP

Includes the JLA's definition of treatment uncertainty and links to articles about treatment uncertainty

Roles & responsibilities

Being a PSP leader - what's involved?

The PSP lead: All PSPs require good leadership and a considerable time ...
The PSP Coordinator: What does a PSP Project Coordinator do? How much work is it?
The Information Specialist: What does a PSP Information Specialist do? What skills does the Information Specialist need?
The PSP Steering Group: What does a PSP Steering Group do? Includes a template Steering Group Terms of Reference document for PSPs to adapt

What are the costs involved in running a PSP?

How much does it cost to run a PSP? What might you need to spend money on?

How long does a PSP take?

Information on the time taken to run a PSP, with an example timetable

Example: The JLA website shows a completed timetable from the Alcohol-Related ...

4. Setting up a PSP

How to start setting up a PSP Steering Group of key people who collectively can represent all or the majority of issues. Includes links to documents needed.

Agreeing scope and protocol

Ideas for when thinking about the scope of a PSP. Implications of decisions made. With links to examples of protocols from previous PSPs.

Identifying and managing partners/stakeholders

When setting up a PSP it is essential to identify partners and the patients, carers and clinicians affected by the health topic being considered.

Example: An organisation's participation is likely to be encouraged if ...

Initial awareness or scoping meeting

It's optional, but some PSPs hold an initial awareness or launch meeting to raise the profile of the PSP among patient and clinician groups

Example: To save costs, it may be possible to run ...

Managing the PSP

Things to agree on within the PSP, to help everyone to work in a consultative and inclusive way.

Appreciating values and perspectives: Encouraging equal valuation of views from all PSP participants
Communications: Ideas for communications around PSPs, including using the JLA brand
Working with patients and carers: Tips for inclusive communication and involvement
Working with clinicians: Ideas for involving clinicians in the PSP

5. Gathering uncertainties

Where should PSPs gather their uncertainties from? How many should they aim for? Including examples of how this has been done

Example

Here are some examples of how PSPs have promoted ...

How many responses is enough?

There is no recommended maximum or minimum number of ...

Example: It is important for Steering Groups to be realistic ...

Survey design

Developing a PSP questionnaire, with examples

Survey duration

The duration of a PSP survey should allow enough time to generate enough responses to cover as many themes as possible.

Consent and ethics

Using personal data and information about ethics approval

Searching existing literature for uncertainties

Documented sources of information need to be searched for evidence of uncertainty during the prioritisation exercise.

6. Data processing & verifying uncertainties

The detailed steps involved in the data management for a Priority Setting Partnership with examples of numbers of survey respondents

Stage 1. Download the survey data

Advice on organising PSP data, with a link to a template for this

Stage 2. Remove out-of-scope submissions

Advice on what to do with out-of-scope survey submissions

Example: The Sight Loss and Vision PSP agreed to send ...

Stage 3. Categorise eligible submissions

Once out-of-scope submissions have been identified and removed, PSPs may allocate the remaining submissions into categories, also known as a taxonomy.

Stage 4. Form indicative questions

Submissions for the PSP may need to be rewritten or rephrased to clarify the precise uncertainty and to make it easier to check against the evidence base.

Rephrasing and combining the submissions: It is important to note that the questions written ...
Finalising the long list of indicative questions: This process can be time consuming and labour intensive. ...

Stage 5. Verify the uncertainties

Each uncertainty submitted, including indicative uncertainties of combined submissions as described above, needs to be verified as a true uncertainty.

Identifying research recommendations: The searched systematic reviews and guidelines may contain research ...
Ongoing trials and studies: Some PSPs have considered the presence of ongoing trials ...

Preparing uncertainties for prioritisation and publication on the JLA website

To manage the data throughout the PSP process, it ...

Summary of data management steps

Stage 1: Download the survey data May be completed by ...

7. Interim priority setting

Ideas about how to present an interim priority setting survey

The number of questions to include

From experience, a maximum of around 60-70 indicative questions ...

Example: The Stillbirth PSP used the following criteria to help ...

Who should complete it?

Those asked to complete the interim prioritisation survey may ...

Approaches used

The main three methods used by a PSP to ask for interim priorities

Examples of interim priority setting

The Mesothelioma PSP listed 52 questions in the interim survey ranking them i order of importance.

Collating and scoring interim priorities

Completed interim prioritisation results should be grouped into categories and separate scores kept to ensure a fair weighting of the constituent groups.

8. Final priority setting

What are the principles of final priority setting in a JLA PSP?

Final priority setting method

Why the JLA supports an adapted Nominal Group Technique for PSPs choosing their top 10 priorities.

Who should take part: Those eligible to take part in a JLA priority ...

Preparing for the workshop

A summary of steps required in organising the meeting for the final workshop and the materials needed

Example: It is important for the Steering Group to think ...
Workshop observers: It is not unusual for observers to be invited ...

Workshop process on the day

What happens in a standard JLA final priority setting meeting?

Workshop best practice: The ground rules involved in a JLA PSP final workshop

Feedback from the final workshop participants

Evaluating the workshop helps JLA PSPs understand how the process has worked for them and to address any individual concerns.

The JLA priority setting workshop online

Due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the JLA has ...

Overview of approach to date: The programme for online workshops so far has very ...
Key considerations: When planning an online workshop, PSPs should work closely ...
Limitations: There will be limitations in any workshop, whether delivered ...

9. Dissemination and publishing of the Top 10

It is important for PSPs to publicise and disseminate the results of their priority setting exercise to reach potential funders and researchers.

Example: The Coeliac Disease PSP Top 10 announcement included personal ...
JLA reporting requirements: A key principle of the JLA is transparency of ...

10. Taking priorities to research funders

How to disseminate priorities to researchers and research funders. What extra work is needed?

Example: After the Cystic Fibrosis PSP agreed its Top 10, ...
Finding appropriate research funders: Funders of research with the appropriate interests in addressing treatment uncertainties can be found in both the public and the charitable sector.
Communicating with appropriate researchers: Ideas for searching for researchers or their networks
Thinking about communicating your PSP priorities to the NIHR: PSPs have benefitted from discussing potentially fundable research priorities with the NIHR.

11. Follow up

After the final workshop, you can provide feedback to the JLA in a short survey. Your long term involvement in evaluating the impact of a PSP is important.

Example: An ‘After the Top 10 – bringing community priorities ...

12. Toolbox of key PSP documents

Link to documents which provide more useful information and examples of work done by previous PSPs.

News and Publications

The latest news from our PSPs, collaborations between patients, carers and clinicians to prioritise health research questions.

Newsletters: James Lind Alliance newsletters
JLA articles and publications: Articles published by the James Lind Alliance
PSP articles and publications: Articles published by the James Lind Alliance about Priority Setting Partnerships
PSP final reports: This section provides links to final reports that have ...

Contact us

Contact details for the James Lind Alliance.

Cookie policy

Information on the cookie policies of the James Lind Alliance.

Sitemap

The structure of the James Lind Alliance website

Copyright

All materials written for this website by the JLA ...

Making a difference

How JLA PSPs are making a difference to research

Working with the priorities: Many people do more work with PSP priorities to explore them even further
Reporting on results and impact: What have JLA PSPs done to track the response to their research priorities?
Funded Research: The list below shows some of the ways ...

Current surveys

These are surveys currently available from James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships for patients, carers and health professionals to take part in

JLA Lab

Why the JLA Lab?

Lab Activity 1 - Development of online priority setting workshop

The Covid-19 pandemic required the JLA to rapidly develop ...

Lab Activity 2 - Developing JLA methods for priority setting in Lower and Middle Income Countries

Two JLA Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs) are working to ...

Lab Activity 3 - Alternative funding sources for priority setting activity

The JLA has been approached on a number of ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Priorities Project (Australia) (priority setting in association with the JLA)

Lab Activity 4 - Priority setting for a local community

JLA PSPs typically focus on setting priorities in specific ...

Lab Activity 5 - Updating previous PSP priorities

The JLA is often asked how long JLA PSP ...

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