Arwa Abdel-Aal, Karin Lisspers, Siân Williams, Peymané Adab, Rachel Adams, Dhiraj Agarwal, Amanda Barnard, Izolde Bouloukaki, Job F M van Boven, Niels Chavannes, Andrew P Dickens, Frederik van Gemert, Mercedes Escarrer, Shamil Haroon, Alex Kayongo, Bruce Kirenga, Janwillem W H Kocks, Daniel Kotz, Chris Newby, Cliodna McNulty, Esther Metting, Luis Moral, Sophia Papadakis, Hilary Pinnock, David Price, Dermot Ryan, Sally J Singh, Jaime Correia de Sousa, Björn Ställberg, Stanley J Szefler, Stephanie J C Taylor, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Alice Turner, David Weller, Osman Yusuf, Aizhamal K Tabyshova, Rachel E Jordan
Respiratory diseases remain a significant cause of global morbidity and mortality and primary care plays a central role in their prevention, diagnosis and management. An e-Delphi process was employed to identify and prioritise the current respiratory research needs of primary care health professionals worldwide. One hundred and twelve community-based physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals from 27 high-, middle- and low-income countries suggested 608 initial research questions, reduced after evidence review by 27 academic experts to 176 questions covering diagnosis, management, monitoring, self-management and prognosis of asthma, COPD and other respiratory conditions (including infections, lung cancer, tobacco control, sleep apnoea)...
January 28, 2022: NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine