Research priorities to reduce the impact of musculoskeletal disorders: a priority setting exercise with the child health and nutrition research initiative method

Zoe Paskins; Clare E Farmer; Fay Manning; David A Andersson; Tim Barlow; Felicity L Bishop; Christopher A Brown; Amanda Clark; Emma M Clark; Debra Dulake; Malvika Gulati; Christine L Le Maitre; Richard K Jones; John Loughlin; Deborah J Mason; Maura McCarron; Neil L Millar; Hemant Pandit; George Peat; Stephen M Richardson; Emma J Salt; E Jane Taylor; Linda Troeberg; Ruth K Wilcox; Elspeth Wise; Colin Wilkinson; Fiona E Watt; Musculoskeletal Disorders Research Advisory Group Versus Arthritis

doi:10.1016/S2665-9913(22)00136-9

Research priorities to reduce the impact of musculoskeletal disorders: a priority setting exercise with the child health and nutrition research initiative method

Lancet Rheumatol. 2022 Jul 27;4(9):e635-e645. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(22)00136-9. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Zoe Paskins¹, Clare E Farmer², Fay Manning^{3

4}, David A Andersson⁵, Tim Barlow⁶, Felicity L Bishop⁷, Christopher A Brown⁸, Amanda Clark², Emma M Clark⁹, Debra Dulake², Malvika Gulati¹⁰, Christine L Le Maitre¹¹, Richard K Jones¹², John Loughlin¹³, Deborah J Mason¹⁴, Maura McCarron¹⁵, Neil L Millar¹⁶, Hemant Pandit¹⁷, George Peat¹, Stephen M Richardson¹⁸, Emma J Salt^{1

19}, E Jane Taylor², Linda Troeberg²⁰, Ruth K Wilcox²¹, Elspeth Wise²², Colin Wilkinson², Fiona E Watt²³; Musculoskeletal Disorders Research Advisory Group Versus Arthritis

Affiliations

¹ Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis, Keele University, Keele, UK.
² Versus Arthritis, Chesterfield, UK.
³ School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK.
⁴ College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
⁵ Wolfson CARD, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
⁶ Department of Orthopaedics, Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, UK.
⁷ School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁸ Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
⁹ Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
¹⁰ Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
¹¹ Biomedical Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
¹² Centre for Health Sciences Research, University of Salford, Manchester, UK.
¹³ Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
¹⁴ School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
¹⁵ Department of Rheumatology, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK.
¹⁶ Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
¹⁷ Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
¹⁸ Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
¹⁹ University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK.
²⁰ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
²¹ Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
²² Talbot Medical Centre, South Shields & Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine Society, South Shields, UK.
²³ Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Abstract

Involving research users in setting priorities for research is essential to ensure the outcomes are patient-centred and maximise its value and impact. The Musculoskeletal Disorders Research Advisory Group Versus Arthritis led a research priority setting exercise across musculoskeletal disorders. The Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) method of setting research priorities with a range of stakeholders was used, involving four stages and two surveys, to: (1) gather research uncertainties, (2) consolidate these, (3) score uncertainties against importance and impact, and (4) analyse scoring for prioritisation. 213 people responded to the first survey and 285 people to the second, representing clinicians, researchers, and people with musculoskeletal disorders. Key priorities included developing and testing new treatments, better treatment targeting, early diagnosis, prevention, and better understanding and management of pain, with an emphasis on understanding underpinning mechanisms. We present a call to action to researchers and funders to target these priorities.

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