Research priorities relating to the delivery of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programmes: results of a modified Delphi process

McHale, S. et al. (2023) Research priorities relating to the delivery of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programmes: results of a modified Delphi process. Open Heart, 10(1), e002248. (doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2022-002248) (PMID:37012072) (PMCID:PMC10083848)

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) research priority setting project (PSP) was to identify a top 10 list of priority research questions for cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation (CVPR). Methods: The PSP was facilitated by the BACPR clinical study group (CSG), which integrates as part of the British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Collaborative. Following a literature review to identify unanswered research questions, modified Delphi methods were used to engage CVPR-informed expert stakeholders, patients, partners and conference delegates in ranking the relevance of research questions during three rounds of an anonymous e-survey. In the first survey, unanswered questions from the literature review were ranked and respondents proposed additional questions. In the second survey, these new questions were ranked. Prioritised questions from surveys 1 and 2 were incorporated in a third/final e-survey used to identify the top 10 list. Results: From 459 responses across the global CVPR community, a final top 10 list of questions were distilled from an overall bank of 76 (61 from the current evidence base and a further 15 from respondents). These were grouped across five broad categories: access and remote delivery, exercise and physical activity, optimising programme outcomes, psychosocial health and impact of the pandemic. Conclusions: This PSP used a modified Delphi methodology to engage the international CVPR community to generate a top 10 list of research priorities within the field. These prioritised questions will directly inform future national and international CVPR research supported by the BACPR CSG.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work was supported by the British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Collaborative.
• Keywords: Heart, research, COVID-19, cardiovascular diseases - diagnosis - prevention and control, cardiac Rehabilitation, risk factors, health priorities, humans.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Taylor, Professor Rod
• Authors: McHale, S., Cowie, A., Brown, S., Butler, T., Carver, K., Dalal, H. M., Dawkes, S., Deighan, C., Doherty, P., Evans, J., Hinton, S., Jones, J., Mills, J., Nichols, S., and Taylor, R. S.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU
• Journal Name: Open Heart
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• ISSN: 2053-3624
• ISSN (Online): 2053-3624
• Published Online: 03 April 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Open Heart 10(1): e002248
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License