ArticleBMC medical research methodology2016
Adapting the nominal group technique for priority setting of evidence-practice gaps in implementation science.
Article in BMC medical research methodology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
58 citing papers in PubMed.
- Prioritising medication management criteria to identify emergency department patients with potential medication-related harm: Nominal Group Technique workshops with clinicians.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Article
- Strategies and Behaviour Change Techniques to Optimise Sedentary Behaviour for People with Severe Asthma: A Nominal Group Technique.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Strengths-Based Leadership for Internationally Educated Nurses: A National Appreciative Inquiry Initiative.Nurse leader · 2026Article
- Advancing digital health literacy in cancer care: Recommendations from two nominal group technique workshops in the TRANSiTION project.Open research Europe · 2026Article
- Adapting a complex health intervention guided by the core functions and forms model: a methodology and case example of participatory adaptation.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Pre-implementation findings on the barriers and potential solutions to initiate same-day antiretroviral therapy among people who inject drugs in Malaysia.The International journal on drug policy · 2025Article
- Implementation Strategies Applied in Communities Matching Process (ISAC Match): Expanded Guidance and Case Study.Implementation science : IS · 2025Article
- Assessing supportive needs in pregnant women with substance use, a qualitative study.AJOG global reports · 2025Article
- Scaling up low barrier wound care for people who use drugs: a mixed methods study.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Values, principles and research priorities for the implementation of type 2 diabetes prevention after gestational diabetes: A global consensus from Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe and Oceania.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2025Article
- Using nominal group technique to identify and prioritize barriers to decentralizing HIV care to primary health centers in Lima, Peru.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Italian healthcare professionals' role in advancing reforms within the Italian National Healthcare System, as outlined in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Addressing Barriers Newcomer Families Face When Obtaining Routine Childhood Vaccines in Alberta, Canada.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Patient perspectives on knowledge gaps in hypersensitivity pneumonitis.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Article
- Review
- Reporting guidelines for precision medicine research of clinical relevance: the BePRECISE checklist.Nature medicine · 2024Review
- Exploring Health Research Priority Setting in a South African Province: A Nominal Group Technique Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacy: reaching consensus on stakeholders' recommendations for mechanisms of change using the nominal group technique.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2024Article
- Using a priority setting exercise to identify priorities for guidelines on newborn and child health in South Africa, Malawi, and Nigeria.Health research policy and systems · 2024Article
- Standardized technique for ejaculation preservation during prostatic endoscopic ablative surgery.World journal of urology · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThere are a variety of methods for priority setting in health research but few studies have addressed how to prioritise the gaps that exist between research evidence and clinical practice. This study aimed to build a suite of robust, evidence based techniques and tools for use in implementation science projects. We applied the priority setting methodology in lung cancer care as an example.
methodsWe reviewed existing techniques and tools for priority setting in health research and the criteria used to prioritise items. An expert interdisciplinary consensus group comprised of health service, cancer and nursing researchers iteratively reviewed and adapted the techniques and tools. We tested these on evidence-practice gaps identified for lung cancer. The tools were pilot tested and finalised. A brief process evaluation was conducted.
resultsWe based our priority setting on the Nominal Group Technique (NGT). The adapted tools included a matrix for individuals to privately rate priority gaps; the same matrix was used for group discussion and reaching consensus. An investment exercise was used to validate allocation of priorities across the gaps. We describe the NGT process, criteria and tool adaptations and process evaluation results.
conclusionsThe modified NGT process, criteria and tools contribute to building a suite of methods that can be applied in prioritising evidence-practice gaps. These methods could be adapted for other health settings within the broader context of implementation science projects.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.