A blog about the benefits and practicalities of engaging with young people in the process of undertaking child and youth mental health research.
Supporting children and young people’s mental health: a call for change
Emily Chapman calls for better understanding and support for children and young people with mental health difficulties.
Game-changer: the NIHR’s new funding stream for ‘Studies Within A Trial’ (SWATs)
Shaun Treweek points a finger at the thin evidence base for trial process decision-making and highlights a new funding initiative from the National Institute for Health Research that will help.
Retention to clinical trials: how can we keep participants involved?
Katie Gillies and Derek Stewart, from the PRioRiTy II group, highlight the need for the identification of a national research agenda on retention to clinical trials developed and prioritised by all relevant stakeholders.
Hyperacusis: what do we most need to know?
Member of the JLA Priority Setting Partnership on hyperacusis explain how they are working to ensure research into this hearing problem is directed by those affected by it
Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment. Is ‘best practice’ evidence-based?
Sarah Chapman puts the spotlight on the evidence around pressure ulcer management and the implications for everyday nursing practice and future research
Let’s talk about sex and chronic pelvic pain: it matters!
Sex and chronic pelvic pain was one of the things people talked about, at a workshop to discuss which treatment outcomes mattered to them. Sally Crowe tells the story.
Making a list. It’s Evidently Advent
#EvidentlyAdvent returns with a focus on priorities. Making lists and deciding on 'must-haves' are not just for Christmas.
Prioritizing research into cavernoma: what matters most?
Here are the top ten priorities in cavernoma research, established by a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership
Fatigue in people with MS: can exercise help?
Reducing fatigue was identified as a priority for MS research. A new Cochrane evidence has looked at whether exercise can help
Top 10 priorities for research on mild-moderate hearing loss
What's most important in hearing loss research and how we decided
Priority setting in research: what do you want to know about hearing loss?
Working out what matters most for future research. Members of the Priority Setting Partnership for mild to moderate hearing loss explain