Abstract
Objectives: To determine the priorities for emergency medicine research of patients currently in an ED and to compare their priorities with those of ACEM researchers. Methods: A survey of current patients in the EDs of Royal Perth Hospital and Armadale Health Service. Patients gave their reason for presentation, suggested three important research priorities for emergency medicine and ranked their top 5 choices from a pre-specified list published by the ACEM researchers. Results were analysed using qualitative and quantitative research methods. Results: A total of 430 patients completed the survey, of which 218 were men (50.7%), with median age 44 years (interquartile range [IQR] 30-61years, range 18-92years). The top 5 priorities suggested by patients were cardiology, trauma, ED processes, mental health and haematology/oncology. The top 5 patient rankings of the ACEM researcher list were resuscitation, trauma, cardiology, infectious diseases and paediatrics. Older age groups tended to rank cardiology high, while trauma and resuscitation were ranked high among all age groups. There was moderate agreement between patients and ACEM researchers (ρ=0.51, P=0.03). Conclusions: The top 5 emergency medicine research priorities nominated by patients in ED were cardiology, trauma, ED processes, mental health and haematology/oncology, although many 'system priorities' were identified as well. These priorities were generally consistent with ACEM researchers, but patients also suggested alternative directions for future research.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 228-235 |
| Journal | EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2018 |
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Patient perspectives on priorities for emergency medicine research : The PERSPEX study. / Mclay, Stuart Vb; Mccutcheon, David; Arendts, Glenn; Macdonald, Stephen P.J.; Fatovich, Daniel M.
In: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, Vol. 30, No. 2, 04.2018, p. 228-235.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Patient perspectives on priorities for emergency medicine research
T2 - The PERSPEX study
AU - Mclay, Stuart Vb
AU - Mccutcheon, David
AU - Arendts, Glenn
AU - Macdonald, Stephen P.J.
AU - Fatovich, Daniel M.
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - Objectives: To determine the priorities for emergency medicine research of patients currently in an ED and to compare their priorities with those of ACEM researchers. Methods: A survey of current patients in the EDs of Royal Perth Hospital and Armadale Health Service. Patients gave their reason for presentation, suggested three important research priorities for emergency medicine and ranked their top 5 choices from a pre-specified list published by the ACEM researchers. Results were analysed using qualitative and quantitative research methods. Results: A total of 430 patients completed the survey, of which 218 were men (50.7%), with median age 44 years (interquartile range [IQR] 30-61years, range 18-92years). The top 5 priorities suggested by patients were cardiology, trauma, ED processes, mental health and haematology/oncology. The top 5 patient rankings of the ACEM researcher list were resuscitation, trauma, cardiology, infectious diseases and paediatrics. Older age groups tended to rank cardiology high, while trauma and resuscitation were ranked high among all age groups. There was moderate agreement between patients and ACEM researchers (ρ=0.51, P=0.03). Conclusions: The top 5 emergency medicine research priorities nominated by patients in ED were cardiology, trauma, ED processes, mental health and haematology/oncology, although many 'system priorities' were identified as well. These priorities were generally consistent with ACEM researchers, but patients also suggested alternative directions for future research.
AB - Objectives: To determine the priorities for emergency medicine research of patients currently in an ED and to compare their priorities with those of ACEM researchers. Methods: A survey of current patients in the EDs of Royal Perth Hospital and Armadale Health Service. Patients gave their reason for presentation, suggested three important research priorities for emergency medicine and ranked their top 5 choices from a pre-specified list published by the ACEM researchers. Results were analysed using qualitative and quantitative research methods. Results: A total of 430 patients completed the survey, of which 218 were men (50.7%), with median age 44 years (interquartile range [IQR] 30-61years, range 18-92years). The top 5 priorities suggested by patients were cardiology, trauma, ED processes, mental health and haematology/oncology. The top 5 patient rankings of the ACEM researcher list were resuscitation, trauma, cardiology, infectious diseases and paediatrics. Older age groups tended to rank cardiology high, while trauma and resuscitation were ranked high among all age groups. There was moderate agreement between patients and ACEM researchers (ρ=0.51, P=0.03). Conclusions: The top 5 emergency medicine research priorities nominated by patients in ED were cardiology, trauma, ED processes, mental health and haematology/oncology, although many 'system priorities' were identified as well. These priorities were generally consistent with ACEM researchers, but patients also suggested alternative directions for future research.
KW - Emergency medicine
KW - Patient engagement
KW - Patient preference
KW - Research priorities
KW - Research techniques
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U2 - 10.1111/1742-6723.12844
DO - 10.1111/1742-6723.12844
M3 - Article
VL - 30
SP - 228
EP - 235
JO - Emergency Medicine
JF - Emergency Medicine
SN - 1742-6723
IS - 2
ER -