Research Priorities for the Therapy Professions in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: A comparison of findings from a Delphi Consultation

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T1 - Research Priorities for the Therapy Professions in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: A comparison of findings from a Delphi Consultation

AU - McKenna, Hugh

AU - McDonough, Suzanne

AU - Keeney, Sinead

AU - Hasson, Felicity

AU - Lagan, Katie

AU - Ward, Mary

AU - Kelly, Greg

AU - Duffy, Orla

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PY - 2014/6/1

Y1 - 2014/6/1

N2 - BACKGROUND: Allied health professions constitute alarge and growing proportion of the healthcare workforce.As a collective they are involved in complex careinterventions often within multidisciplinary teams andincreasingly in community settings. Even though reliableinformation is lacking, some professions do appearto have developed an active research culture, whereasothers are more limited in terms of research. PURPOSE:This paper reports on the comparative findings of twoDelphi studies, one in Northern Ireland and one in theRepublic of Ireland, undertaken between 2008 and2011. The aim of both studies was to identify researchpriorities for six of the therapy professions. METHOD: Aclassic Delphi approach was used involving expertpanels from the therapy disciplines, service users, andkey stakeholders. Results: Both studies provided richsources of data. Areas of commonality included theevaluation of practice generally and specific interventionscommon to each of the professions. More effectiveservice management and health promotionresearch were also identified as important in both countries.CONCLUSIONS: As the global number of alliedhealth professionals increases, along with the need forthem to support their practice with sound evidence, thefindings from this paper have international implications.

AB - BACKGROUND: Allied health professions constitute alarge and growing proportion of the healthcare workforce.As a collective they are involved in complex careinterventions often within multidisciplinary teams andincreasingly in community settings. Even though reliableinformation is lacking, some professions do appearto have developed an active research culture, whereasothers are more limited in terms of research. PURPOSE:This paper reports on the comparative findings of twoDelphi studies, one in Northern Ireland and one in theRepublic of Ireland, undertaken between 2008 and2011. The aim of both studies was to identify researchpriorities for six of the therapy professions. METHOD: Aclassic Delphi approach was used involving expertpanels from the therapy disciplines, service users, andkey stakeholders. Results: Both studies provided richsources of data. Areas of commonality included theevaluation of practice generally and specific interventionscommon to each of the professions. More effectiveservice management and health promotionresearch were also identified as important in both countries.CONCLUSIONS: As the global number of alliedhealth professionals increases, along with the need forthem to support their practice with sound evidence, thefindings from this paper have international implications.

KW - Delphi

KW - therapies professions

KW - podiatry

KW - occupational therapy

KW - nutrition

KW - dietetics

KW - physiotherapy

KW - speech and language

KW - orthoptics

KW - stakeholders

KW - service users

KW - consensus

KW - priorities

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M3 - Article

VL - 43

SP - 98

EP - 109

JO - Journal of Allied Health

T2 - Journal of Allied Health

JF - Journal of Allied Health

SN - 0090-7421

IS - 2

ER -