Establishing a European research agenda on ‘gut feelings’ in general practice. A qualitative study using the nominal group technique

ObjectivesRisk stratification is needed for patients referred to hospital eye services by Diabetic Eye Screening Programme UK. This requires a set of candidate predictors. The literature contains a large number of predictors. The objective of this research was to arrive at a small set of clinically important predictors for the outcome of the progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR). They need to be evidence based and readily available during the clinical consultation.Methods and analysisInitial list of predictors was obtained from a systematic review of prediction models. We sought the clinical expert opinion using a formal qualitative study design. A series of nominal group technique meetings to shorten the list and to rank the predictors for importance by voting were held with National Health Service hospital-based clinicians involved in caring for patients with DR in the UK. We then evaluated the evidence base for the selected predictors by critically appraising the evidence.ResultsThe source list was presented at nominal group meetings (n=4), attended by 44 clinicians. Twenty-five predictors from the original list were ranked as important predictors and eight new predictors were proposed. Two additional predictors were retained after evidence check. Of these 35, 21 had robust supporting evidence in the literature condensed into a set of 19 predictors by categorising DR.ConclusionWe identified a set of 19 clinically meaningful predictors of DR progression that can help stratify higher-risk patients referred to hospital eye services and should be considered in the development of an individual risk stratification model.Study designA qualitative study and evidence review.SettingSecondary eye care centres in North East, Midlands and South of England.

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Identifying competencies required for medication prescribing for general practice residents: a nominal group technique study

BMC Family Practice ◽

10.1186/1471-2296-15-139 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jean-Pascal Fournier ◽

Brigitte Escourrou ◽

Julie Dupouy ◽

Michel Bismuth ◽

Jordan Birebent ◽

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Keyword(s):

General Practice ◽

Nominal Group Technique ◽

Nominal Group ◽

Medication Prescribing ◽

Group Technique

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Understanding Neighborhood Environment Related to Hong Kong Children’s Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study Using Nominal Group Technique

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0106578 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. e106578 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Gang He ◽

Ester Cerin ◽

Wendy Y. Huang ◽

Stephen H. Wong

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Nominal Group Technique ◽

Neighborhood Environment ◽

Nominal Group ◽

Children’S Physical Activity ◽

Group Technique

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Using Nominal Group Technique to Elucidate a COVID-19 Research Agenda for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Populations

International Journal of MCH and AIDS (IJMA) ◽

10.21106/ijma.410 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 394-396

Author(s):

Chioma A Ikedionwu ◽

Deepa Dongarwar ◽

Korede K Yusuf ◽

Sitratullah O. Maiyegun ◽

Sahra Ibrahimi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Child Health ◽

Maternal And Child Health ◽

Research Agenda ◽

Vaccine Development ◽

Nominal Group Technique ◽

Nominal Group ◽

Research Topics ◽

And Child Health ◽

Group Technique

As the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, robust data describing its effect on maternal and child health (MCH) remains limited. The aim of this study was to elucidate an agenda for COVID-19 research with particular focus on its impact within MCH populations. This was achieved using the Nominal Group Technique through which researchers identified and ranked 12 research topics across various disciplines relating to MCH in the setting of COVID-19. Proposed research topics included vaccine development, genomics, and artificial intelligence among others. The proposed research priorities could serve as a template for a vigorous COVID-19 research agenda by the NIH and other national funding agencies in the US. Key words: • COVID-19 • Coronavirus • Pandemics • Maternal and child health • MCH • Big data • Artificial intelligence Copyright © 2020 Ikedionwu et al. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in this journal, is properly cited.

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Prioritization Of Research Under National Aids Control Programme In India Using Nominal Group Technique

SAARC Journal of Tuberculosis Lung Diseases and HIV/AIDS ◽

10.3126/saarctb.v8i1.5888 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 20-30

Author(s):

R Sogarwal ◽

D Bachani

Keyword(s):

Nominal Group Technique ◽

Research Priorities ◽

Control Programme ◽

Pediatric Hiv ◽

Nominal Group ◽

Phase Iii ◽

Hiv Care ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Research Questions ◽

Group Technique

Introduction: During the fi rst 2 years of the fi ve year plan of India’s National AIDS Control Programme Phase-III (NACP-III; 2007-12), various interactive consultative workshops were organized in collaboration with development partners with the objective of identifying priority areas for operational research and further development of research protocols adopting mentorship approach. Methodology: This article is an attempt to present the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) which was used to identify a set of fundable and practically feasible research priorities under NACP-III specifi cally focusing on Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission (PPTCT) and Pediatric HIV Care in India. The activity was undertaken with support of UNICEF in the year 2010. A total of 110 persons participated in the consultation clustering into 37, 36 and 37 members in Group A, B and C, respectively. The participants refl ected the mix of policy makers / decision makers (8), programme managers (12), implementers (36), subject experts / researchers (28), other stakeholders (16). Results: A total of nine highest priority research questions were identifi ed by all the groups in the assigned themes. The value of Kendall’s W coeffi cient of concordance was 0.68, which shows signifi cant agreement among raters on priority research questions (chi-square=16.35; p=0.03). Conclusion: Based on our experience, we can conclude that NGT was found to be an important tool for setting research priorities that is more democratic and transparent than the traditional methods. By applying various stages of the group sessions, participants can experience the rethinking process with reference information to enhance their judgment. The results of our experience may help programme managers / policy makers to plan similar and more improved method in other element of NACP as well as other health programmes. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/saarctb.v8i1.5888 SAARCTB 2011; 8(1): 20-30

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