Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process
Objectives To identify and prioritise the most impactful, unanswered questions for obesity and weight-related research.Design Prioritisation exercise of research questions using online surveys and an independently facilitated workshop.Setting Online/virtual.Participants We involved members of the pu...
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| author | Paul Aveyard Susan A Jebb Nerys M Astbury Anisa Hajizadeh Ailsa R Butler Lucy Goddard Philippa Seeber Bruce Crawley |
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| description | Objectives To identify and prioritise the most impactful, unanswered questions for obesity and weight-related research.Design Prioritisation exercise of research questions using online surveys and an independently facilitated workshop.Setting Online/virtual.Participants We involved members of the public including people living with obesity, researchers, healthcare professionals and policy-makers in all stages of this study.Primary outcome measures Top 10 research questions to be prioritised in future obesity and weight-related research.Results Survey 1 produced 941 questions, from 278 respondents. Of these, 49 questions held satisfactory evidence in the scientific literature and 149 were out of scope. The remaining 743 questions were, where necessary, amalgamated and rephrased, into a list of 149 unique and unanswered questions. In the second survey, 405 respondents ranked the questions in order of importance. During the workshop, a subset of 38 survey respondents and stakeholders, agreed a final list of 10 priority research questions through small and large group consultation and consensus. The top 10 priority research questions covered: the role of the obesogenic environment; effective weight loss and maintenance strategies; prevention in children; effective prevention and treatment policies; the role of the food industry; access to and affordability of a healthy diet; sociocultural factors associated with weight; the biology of appetite and food intake; and long-term health modelling for obesity.Conclusions This systematic and transparent process identified 149 unique and unanswered questions in the field of obesity and weight-related research culminating in a consensus among relevant stakeholders on 10 research priorities. Targeted research funding in these areas of top priority would lead to needed and impactful knowledge generation for the field of obesity and weight regulation and thereby improve population health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b81739df4c22453fab3a2ca6188914112025-01-31T07:20:10ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-07-0112710.1136/bmjopen-2021-058177Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting processPaul Aveyard0Susan A Jebb1Nerys M Astbury2Anisa Hajizadeh3Ailsa R Butler4Lucy Goddard5Philippa Seeber6Bruce Crawley7NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UKNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UKassociate professor of diet and obesitydoctoral studentNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKPatient and Public contributor, N/A, UKPatient and Public contributor, N/A, UKObjectives To identify and prioritise the most impactful, unanswered questions for obesity and weight-related research.Design Prioritisation exercise of research questions using online surveys and an independently facilitated workshop.Setting Online/virtual.Participants We involved members of the public including people living with obesity, researchers, healthcare professionals and policy-makers in all stages of this study.Primary outcome measures Top 10 research questions to be prioritised in future obesity and weight-related research.Results Survey 1 produced 941 questions, from 278 respondents. Of these, 49 questions held satisfactory evidence in the scientific literature and 149 were out of scope. The remaining 743 questions were, where necessary, amalgamated and rephrased, into a list of 149 unique and unanswered questions. In the second survey, 405 respondents ranked the questions in order of importance. During the workshop, a subset of 38 survey respondents and stakeholders, agreed a final list of 10 priority research questions through small and large group consultation and consensus. The top 10 priority research questions covered: the role of the obesogenic environment; effective weight loss and maintenance strategies; prevention in children; effective prevention and treatment policies; the role of the food industry; access to and affordability of a healthy diet; sociocultural factors associated with weight; the biology of appetite and food intake; and long-term health modelling for obesity.Conclusions This systematic and transparent process identified 149 unique and unanswered questions in the field of obesity and weight-related research culminating in a consensus among relevant stakeholders on 10 research priorities. Targeted research funding in these areas of top priority would lead to needed and impactful knowledge generation for the field of obesity and weight regulation and thereby improve population health.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/7/e058177.full |
| spellingShingle | Paul Aveyard Susan A Jebb Nerys M Astbury Anisa Hajizadeh Ailsa R Butler Lucy Goddard Philippa Seeber Bruce Crawley Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process BMJ Open |
| title | Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process |
| title_full | Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process |
| title_fullStr | Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process |
| title_short | Setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight-related research (POWeR): a stakeholder priority setting process |
| title_sort | setting the top 10 priorities for obesity and weight related research power a stakeholder priority setting process |
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