School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Health Sciences Centre, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Midwifery. 2009 Oct;25(5):576-87. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2007.08.004. Epub 2008 Feb 20.
to identify research priorities for midwifery in Ireland in the short, medium and long term.
a three-round Delphi survey design was used to identify midwifery research topics. Issues identified through content analysis formed Questionnaires 2 and 3. Participants rated the importance of each topic (1=low importance to 7=high importance), and a mean score of 6.0 or more was considered a priority issue. A final discussion group set short-, medium- or long-term timeframes for the research topics.
334 midwives were recruited from a national invitation to all midwives. Response rates were 43% (Round 1; 142/334), 85% (Round 2; 121/142) and 81% (Round 3; 98/121). Nine consumers of maternity services were included in the discussion group workshop.
participants identified 11 clinical, eight management, and seven education midwifery research topics with six high-priority issues: promoting woman-centred care (management), promoting the distinctiveness of midwifery (education), satisfaction with care (clinical), care in labour (clinical), preparation for practice (clinical), and promoting research/evidence-based practice (education).
this research sought to achieve consensus amongst a representative sample of midwives on the priorities for midwifery research in Ireland. Midwives can now select topics for graduate or other research studies of importance to practice, management and education. Funding agencies can confidently direct the allocation of national and local funding for priority areas of midwifery research within Ireland.
确定爱尔兰短期、中期和长期的助产研究重点。
采用三轮德尔菲调查设计来确定助产研究课题。通过内容分析确定的问题形成了第 2 轮和第 3 轮问卷。参与者对每个主题的重要性进行评分（1=低重要性，7=高重要性），得分 6.0 或以上被认为是优先研究课题。最终讨论小组为研究课题设定了短期、中期或长期的时间框架。
从向所有助产士发出的全国邀请中招募了 334 名助产士。回应率分别为 43%（第 1 轮；142/334）、85%（第 2 轮；121/142）和 81%（第 3 轮；98/121）。9 名产妇服务消费者参加了讨论小组研讨会。
参与者确定了 11 个临床、8 个管理和 7 个教育助产研究课题，其中 6 个是高优先级问题：促进以妇女为中心的护理（管理）、促进助产的独特性（教育）、护理满意度（临床）、分娩护理（临床）、实践准备（临床）和促进研究/循证实践（教育）。
本研究旨在让有代表性的助产士样本就爱尔兰助产研究的重点达成共识。助产士现在可以选择对实践、管理和教育重要的研究生或其他研究课题。资助机构可以有信心地将爱尔兰助产研究的国家和地方资金分配到优先领域。
