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ArticleHRB open research2023

Dementia research in Ireland: What should we prioritise?

Carol Rogan, Bernadette Rock, Emer Begley, Barry Boland, Kevin Brazil, Unai Diaz-Orueta, Sarah Donnelly, Michael Foley, Tony Foley, Caoimhe Hannigan and 9 more

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Article in HRB open research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Carol RoganSchool of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D.2, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1510-5334
Bernadette RockThe Irish Medical Council, Dublin, D.2, Ireland.
Emer BegleyThe National Dementia Office (HSE), Tullamore, Co. Offaly, R35 F6F8, Ireland.
Barry BolandDepartment of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University College Cork, Cork, T12 XF62, Ireland.
Kevin BrazilSchool of Nursing & Midwifery, Queen's University, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK.
Unai Diaz-OruetaDepartment of Psychology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, W23 F2H6, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0349-8890
Sarah DonnellySchool of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5436-3195
Michael FoleyPPI Ignite Office, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D.2, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0245-0411
Tony FoleyDepartment of General Practice, University College Cork, Cork, T12 XF62, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3205-3871
Caoimhe HanniganDepartment of Psychology, School of Business, National College of Ireland, Dublin, Dublin 1, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8911-2655
Louise HopperSchool of Psychology, Dublin City University, Dublin, D.9, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9382-5241
Fiona KeoghMental Health Ireland, Dunlaoghaire, Co. Dublin, A96 E289, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1400-1947
Brian LawlorSchool of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D.2, Ireland.
Iracema LeroiSchool of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D.2, Ireland.
Cora O'NeillCork Neuroscience Centre, University College Cork, Cork, T12 XF62, Ireland.
Laura O'PhilbinThe Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 N8Y0, Ireland.
Maria PertlDivision of Population Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, D.2, Ireland.
Dominic TrépelSchool of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D.2, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1421-2966
Seán KennellyDepartment of Age Related Healthcare, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, D.24, Ireland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Dementia research prioritisation allows for the systematic allocation of investment in dementia research by governments, funding agencies and the private sector. There is currently a lack of information available in Ireland regarding priority areas for dementia research. To address this gap, a dementia research prioritisation exercise was undertaken, consisting of an online survey of professionals in the dementia field and workshops for people living with dementia and family carers. Methods: (1) An anonymous online survey of professionals, based on an existing WHO global survey: the global survey was adapted to an Irish context and participants were asked to score 65 thematic research avenues under five criteria; (2) A mixed-methods exercise for people living with dementia and family carers: this involved two facilitated workshops where participants voted on the research themes they felt were important to them and should be addressed through research. Results: Eight of the top ten research priorities in the survey of professionals ( Conclusions: Findings from this prioritisation exercise will inform and motivate policymakers, funders and researchers to support and conduct dementia-focused research and ensure that the limited resources made available are spent on research that has the most impact for those who will benefit from and use the results of research.

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DementiaResearch Prioritisation

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PMID37954094
PMCPMC10638481

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