Oral Public Health Department, ACTA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Department of Socio-Medical Sciences, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management (ESHPM), Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Eur J Oral Sci. 2022 Feb;130(1):e12842. doi: 10.1111/eos.12842. Epub 2021 Dec 22.
Engagement of patients in the composition of a research agenda is essential to reduce the gap between research and practice and thereby generate more impact. The aim of this study was to develop a research agenda for oral health. Experienced challenges and needs with oral health(care) of practitioners and patients formed the input for the research agenda. We describe the identification of research priorities of patients and the integration of these with previously identified research priorities of practitioners, using a participatory multi-phase approach for research agenda setting (Dialogue Model). Via focus group discussions, 32 research topics were generated. Next, 1495 patients prioritized these topics in an online survey. In a dialogue meeting, a joint research agenda of eight research topics was agreed upon. Many topics were contributed by patients, but were prioritized by both stakeholder groups. The most important topics concerned behavior change and the relation between general and oral health. Other topics that were prioritized covered affordability and accessibility as well as health system research and organizational issues. By considering different perspectives, this research agenda has uncovered directions for future research that go beyond evident research topics, as many topics are currently underrepresented in oral healthcare research.
让患者参与研究议程的制定对于缩小研究与实践之间的差距、从而产生更大的影响至关重要。本研究旨在制定口腔健康研究议程。参与者在口腔健康（保健）方面的经验挑战和需求为研究议程提供了依据。我们描述了患者研究重点的确定，并使用参与式多阶段研究议程制定方法（对话模式）将这些重点与之前确定的从业者研究重点结合起来。通过焦点小组讨论，产生了 32 个研究课题。接下来，1495 名患者在在线调查中对这些课题进行了优先级排序。在一次对话会议上，双方同意了八项研究课题的联合研究议程。许多课题是由患者提出的，但也被两个利益相关群体列为优先事项。最重要的课题涉及行为改变以及一般健康和口腔健康之间的关系。其他被优先考虑的课题包括可负担性和可及性，以及卫生系统研究和组织问题。通过考虑不同的观点，本研究议程揭示了未来研究的方向，超越了明显的研究课题，因为目前许多课题在口腔保健研究中代表性不足。
