Research priority setting for implementation science and practice: a living systematic review protocol

作者：Junqiang Zhao, Wenjun Chen, Wenhui Bai, Xiaoyan Zhang, Ruixue Hui, Sihan Chen, Guillaume Fontaine, Xiaolin Wei, Ning Zhang, Ian D. Graham · 发表于：Systematic Reviews · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1186/s13643-025-02786-3 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Health Policy Implementation Science、Evaluation and Performance Assessment、Community Health and Development

BACKGROUND: Research priority setting has the potential to bridge knowledge gaps, optimize resource allocation, foster collaborations, and inform funding directions for implementation science and practice when these priorities are properly acted upon. This systematic review aims to determine the extent of research in priority setting for implementation science and practice, examine the methodologies employed, synthesize these research priorities, and identify strategies for evaluating and implementing these priorities. METHODS: We will conduct a living systematic review following the Cochrane guidance. We will search literature from six databases, the website of James Lind Alliance, five implementation science-focused journals and several related journals, Google Scholar, and the reference lists of included studies. Two reviewers will independently screen studies based on the eligibility criteria. The characteristics of the included documents, their prioritization methods, and outcomes, as well as the evaluation and implementation strategies, will be extracted. We will critically appraise these documents using the nine common themes of good practice for research priority setting, and synthesize data using a narrative approach. We will re-run the search 12 months after the original search date to monitor the development of new literature and determine the time to update the review. DISCUSSIONS: By conducting this living systematic review, we will gain a comprehensive and dynam...