Zitko Pedro, Borghero Francesca, Zavala Cynthia, Markkula Niina, Santelices Emilio, Libuy Nicolás, Pemjean Alfredo
Mental Health Department, Ministry of Health of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Unidad de Estudios Asistenciales, Complejo Asistencial Barros Luco, Gran Avenida José Miguel Carrera 3204, San Miguel, 8900085 Santiago, Chile.
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2017 Oct 2;11:61. doi: 10.1186/s13033-017-0168-9. eCollection 2017.
Scientific knowledge is a fundamental tool for making informed health policy decisions, but the link between health research and public policy decision-making is often missing. This study aims to identify and prioritize a national set of research gaps in mental health.
A multi-approach method to identify gaps in knowledge was developed, including (1) document analysis and identification of possible research questions, (2) interviews to Ministry of Health key informants, (3) focus groups with different stakeholders, and (4) a web consultation addressed to academics. The identified gaps were translated to a standardized format of research questions. Criteria for prioritization were extracted from interviews and focus groups. Then, a team of various professionals applied them for scoring each question research.
Fifty-four people participated in the knowledge gaps identification process through an online consultation (n = 23) and focus groups (n = 18). Prioritization criteria identified were: , , , , and . 155 research questions were prioritized, of which 44% were related to evaluation of systems and/or health programs, and 26% to evaluation of interventions, including questions related to cost-effectiveness. 30% of the research questions came from the online consultation, and 36% from key informants. Users groups contributed with 10% of total research questions.
A final priority setting for mental health research was reached, making available for authorities and research agencies a list of 155 research questions ordered by relevance. The experience documented here could serve to other countries interested in developing a similar process.
科学知识是做出明智的卫生政策决策的基本工具，但卫生研究与公共政策决策之间的联系常常缺失。本研究旨在识别全国范围内的一系列心理健康研究差距并确定其优先顺序。
开发了一种多方法来识别知识差距，包括：（1）文献分析和确定可能的研究问题；（2）对卫生部关键信息提供者进行访谈；（3）与不同利益相关者进行焦点小组讨论；（4）向学者进行网络咨询。将识别出的差距转化为研究问题的标准化格式。从访谈和焦点小组讨论中提取优先排序标准。然后，由不同专业人员组成的团队应用这些标准对每个研究问题进行评分。
54人通过在线咨询（n = 23）和焦点小组讨论（n = 18）参与了知识差距识别过程。确定的优先排序标准为：[此处原文缺失具体标准内容]。155个研究问题被确定为优先事项，其中44%与系统和/或卫生项目评估有关，26%与干预措施评估有关，包括与成本效益相关的问题。30%的研究问题来自在线咨询，36%来自关键信息提供者。用户群体贡献了10% 的研究问题。
达成了心理健康研究的最终优先事项设定结果，并为当局和研究机构提供了一份按相关性排序的155个研究问题清单。此处记录的经验可供其他有意开展类似过程的国家借鉴。
