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Table 1 Evidence-practice gaps priority setting matrix

From: Adapting the nominal group technique for priority setting of evidence-practice gaps in implementation science

 

Least

Most

 

1

2

3

4

5

 

Criteria: significance

Criteria

Evidence-practice gaps

Relevance to local setting

Magnitude of the gap (size)

Burden of suffering (severity)

Amenable to change

1. Not all people with lung cancer receive timely diagnosis and referral for treatment

    

2. People with potentially curable lung cancer who will benefit from active treatment do not always receive it

    

3. People with advanced lung cancer who will benefit from palliative treatment do not always receive it

    

4. People with lung cancer who are of an older age or with co-morbidities who may benefit from active treatment do not always receive treatment

    

5. People with lung cancer who would benefit from review at a multidisciplinary team meeting are not always reviewed

    

6. People with lung cancer have high levels of psychosocial needs which are not always being met

    

7. Not all people with lung cancer who would benefit from early referral to palliative care services are offered this option

    

8. Locally identified gap:

    
  1. Instructions for use: Please rate each evidence-practice gap in the left hand column according to the criteria in the right hand columns. Please rate each one according to a scale from 1 to 5