Publications by authors named "Theresa Tierney"
Background: Public and patient involvement aims to improve research quality, relevance, and appropriateness. Despite an increasing evidence base on the influence of public involvement in health research, the role of involvement in methodology research (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: A rapid review is a form of evidence synthesis considered a resource-efficient alternative to the conventional systematic review. Despite a dramatic rise in the number of rapid reviews commissioned and conducted in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, published evidence on the optimal methods of planning, doing, and sharing the results of these reviews is lacking. The Priority III study aimed to identify the top 10 unanswered questions on rapid review methodology to be addressed by future research.
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- - The importance of rapid reviews in health care decision-making has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, offering quicker, albeit potentially less rigorous, evidence synthesis compared to systematic reviews.
- - A modified James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership will be conducted to identify the top 10 research questions regarding the planning, execution, and sharing of rapid reviews, incorporating input from diverse stakeholders such as patients, clinicians, and policymakers.
- - The process involves conducting online surveys to gather perceptions on research uncertainties, categorizing responses to create a long list of questions, and holding a consensus workshop to finalize the priorities, which aims to reduce research waste and improve the effectiveness of rapid reviews.