Building consensus on priority areas for Sub-Saharan Africa's ageing population research: An e-Delphi study protocol.

Autor: Okoh AC; Emerging Researchers & Professionals in Ageing-African Network, Abuja, Nigeria.; Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Onyeso OK; Emerging Researchers & Professionals in Ageing-African Network, Abuja, Nigeria.; Population Studies in Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada., Ekemezie W; Emerging Researchers & Professionals in Ageing-African Network, Abuja, Nigeria., Oyinlola O; Emerging Researchers & Professionals in Ageing-African Network, Abuja, Nigeria.; Medical Social Services Department, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.; School of Social Work, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada., Akinrolie O; Emerging Researchers & Professionals in Ageing-African Network, Abuja, Nigeria.; Applied Health Science Program, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada., Kalu M; Emerging Researchers & Professionals in Ageing-African Network, Abuja, Nigeria.; School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Apr 11; Vol. 19 (4), pp. e0298541. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 11 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298541
Abstrakt: Background: Improvement in medico-social services has increased life expectancy and population ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It was estimated that about 163 million people aged 65 and older will be resident in SSA by 2050. There is inadequate ageing research capacity in SSA which necessitates this study to (a) identify a decade-long ageing research opportunities, challenges, and solutions, and (b) prioritize critical ageing research areas and methodologies relevant to the SSA.
Methods: We designed an e-Delphi protocol following the Reporting Guideline for Priority Setting of Health Research with Stakeholder. The stakeholders will be researchers, practitioners, older adults, and caregivers purposively selected through snowballing quota sampling to complete three rounds of e-Delphi surveys. Round 1 will involve open-ended questions derived from the study objectives. Responses from round 1 will be prepared as a checklist for stakeholders to rate during rounds 2 & 3, using a 9-point scale: low priority (1-3), moderate priority (4-6), and high priority (7-9). The criterion for reaching a consensus will be ≥ 70% of stakeholders rating an item "high priority" and ≤ 15% as "low priority." Quantitative data will be analysed using descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test will be used to assess the stability of stakeholders' responses, and qualitative comments will be analysed using content analysis.
Discussion and Implications: Setting aging research/practice priorities will help maximize the benefits of research investment and provide valuable direction for allocating public and private research funds to areas of strategic importance.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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