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Priorities for research in miscarriage: a priority setting partnership between people affected by miscarriage and professionals following the James Lind Alliance methodology.
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- Priority topics for child and family health research in community-based paediatric health care according to caregivers and health care professionals.Paediatrics & child health · 2023Article
- Toward Optimal Emotional Care During the Experience of Miscarriage: An Integrative Review of the Perspectives of Women, Partners, and Health Care Providers.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2023Review
- How we define recurrent miscarriage matters: A qualitative exploration of the views of people with professional or lived experience.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Factors affecting the emotional wellbeing of women and men who experience miscarriage in hospital settings: a scoping review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- The miscarriage circle of care: towards leveraging online spaces for social support.BMC women's health · 2022Article
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- Top 10 priorities for future infertility research: an international consensus development study† ‡.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
- Research priorities in infertility and assisted reproductive technology treatments - a James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership with brazilian patients.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify and prioritise important research questions for miscarriage.
designA priority setting partnership using prospective surveys and consensus meetings following methods advocated by the James Lind Alliance.
settingUK.
participantsWomen and those affected by miscarriage working alongside healthcare professionals.
resultsIn the initial survey, 1093 participants (932 women who have experienced miscarriage, 8 partners, 17 family members, friends or colleagues, 104 healthcare professionals and eight charitable organisations) submitted 3279 questions. A review of existing literature identified a further 64. Non-questions were removed, and the remaining questions were categorised and summarised into 58 questions. In an interim electronic survey, 2122 respondents chose their top 10 priorities from the 58 summary questions. The 25 highest ranked in the survey were prioritised at a final face-to-face workshop. In summary, the top 10 priorities were ranked as follows: research into preventative treatment, emotional aspects in general, investigation, relevance of pre-existing medical conditions, emotional support as a treatment, importance of lifestyle factors, importance of genetic and chromosomal causes, preconception tests, investigation after different numbers of miscarriage and male causal factors.
conclusionsThese results should be the focus of future miscarriage research. Presently, studies are being conducted to address the top priority; however, many other priorities, especially psychological and emotional support, are less well researched areas. We hope our results will encourage both researchers and funders to focus on these priorities.
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