Practice-Based Research Priorities for Palliative Care: Results From a Research-to-Practice Consensus Workshop.

PALLIATIVE treatment; BEST practices; PRIORITY (Philosophy); TRANSLATIONAL research; PUBLIC health; PREVENTION; COMMUNICATION; CONCEPTUAL structures; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; MEDICAL quality control; MEDICAL personnel; MEDICAL research; QUALITY assurance; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH funding; TERMINAL care; ADULT education workshops; RESEARCH personnel; DESCRIPTIVE statistics

TOMPKINS County (N.Y.); NEW York (N.Y.); NEW York (State); UNITED States

We employed the research-to-practice consensus workshop (RTP; workshops held in New York City and Tompkins County, New York, in 2013) model to merge researcher and practitioner views of translational research priorities in palliative care. In the RTP approach, a diverse group of frontline providers generates a research agenda for palliative care in collaboration with researchers. We have presented the major workshop recommendations and contrasted the practice-based research priorities with those of previous consensus efforts. We uncovered notable differences and found that the RTP model can produce unique insights into research priorities. Integrating practitioner-identified needs into research priorities for palliative care can contribute to addressing palliative care more effectively as a public health issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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