Table 2 Summary of frameworks for conducting health research priority setting
From: Reporting guideline for priority setting of health research (REPRISE)
Framework | Year | Organizationa | Countrya | Principles/values/ characteristics | Stakeholders | Scope | Outline of process | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Lind Alliance (JLA) [5] | 2004 | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) | UK | Partnership | Patients, caregivers, clinicians | Diagnosis, intervention, care and support | Gather priorities (survey) Process and verify Conduct Interim priority setting (survey) Conduct final priority setting (workshops using nominal group technique) | Top 10 research questions for funders |
Council on Health Research for Development Essential National Health Research (COHRED/ENHR) [39] | 2000 | Council on Health Research for Development | International | Inclusivity, involvement of a broad range of stakeholders, multidisciplinary and cross-sectorial, partnership, participatory and transparent, systematic analysis of health needs, societal and professional expectations | Researchers, decision-makers, health service providers, communities | – | Establish criteria Identify research areas (brainstorming, voting, nominal group technique, roundtable etc) Score against criteria (survey) | – |
Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) [41, 46] | 2007 | Global Forum for Health Research | International | Systematic, fair, transparent | Investors in health research, researchers, general public | Fundamental, translation, implementation | Discuss criteria Select useful and important criteria Score against criteria (survey) Elicit stakeholder input (reference group) Adjust scores with stakeholder input | – |
Dialogue Model [36] | 2007 | VU University | The Netherlands | Participatory, respect for experiential knowledge, dialogue between different stakeholders, emergent and flexible design | Patients, researchers, health professionals |  | Explore (informal discussion) Consult (separate stakeholder consultations, focus groups, interviews, other methods) Prioritize (survey, focus group, Delphi technique) Integrate (meeting) | – |