Systematic Review of Priority Setting Studies in Health Research in the Islamic Republic of Iran; [Analyse Systematique Des Etudes Concernant L’Etablissement Des Priorites En Matiere De Recherche En Sante En Republique Islamique D’Iran] Publisher Pubmed



Badakhshan A¹ ; Arab M¹ ; Rashidian A^{1, 2} ; Gholipour M³ ; Mohebbi E⁴ ; Zendehdel K^{4, 5}
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Published:2018

Abstract

Background: ‎Several research priority-setting studies have been conducted in different countries, including ‎the Islamic Republic of Iran. Aims: We conducted a systematic review and evaluated the quality of the priority-setting ‎reports about health research in the Islamic Republic of Iran. ‎ Methods: English and Farsi databases were searched from January to July 2016 to extract reports (up to December 2015) about priority setting in ‎health research in the Islamic Republic of Iran. We constructed a checklist to extract data from the identified studies. Articles were studied in detail ‎and content analysis was carried out. Relevant items were scored and analysed ‎using Microsoft Excel.‎ Results: We identified 36 articles. Eight articles involved all the main stakeholders. About half the ‎articles used valid criteria for ranking. Transparency was fulfilled in 13 articles. Upstream rules and ‎regulations were ignored in 26 articles. An implementation plan was ‎considered in 9 articles and context analysis was demonstrated in only 3. ‎ Conclusions: Developing standard packages for priority setting, training of researchers and ‎improving the capacity of organizations may improve the quality of priority-setting studies in the future.‎. © World Health Organization (WHO) 2018.