A patient-clinician James Lind Alliance partnership to identify research priorities for hyperemesis gravidarum.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There are many uncertainties surrounding the aetiology, treatment and sequelae of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). Prioritising research questions could reduce research waste, helping researchers and funders direct attention to those questions which most urgently need addressing. The HG priority setting partnership (PSP) was established to identify and rank the top 25 priority research questions important to both patients and clinicians.

Methods

Following the James Lind Alliance (JLA) methodology, an HG PSP steering group was established. Stakeholders representing patients, carers and multidisciplinary professionals completed an online survey to gather uncertainties. Eligible uncertainties related to HG. Uncertainties on nausea and vomiting of pregnancy and those on co

SUBMITTER: Dean CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7813320 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature