Table 3.

Original criteria ranked by key informants and finalized criteria for national workshop prioritizing exercises in an integrated, citizen-engaged, mixed-methods initiative to establish a Canadian nutrition and mental health research agenda

	Criteria developed by advisory committee based on key informant rankings
Original criteria ranked by key informants	Criteria category	Asks…	Factors to consider
1.Impact on health 2.Community concern/demand 3.Applicability of research outcome 4.Adequacy of current knowledge base (avoid duplication) 5.Economic impact 6.Magnitude of the problem 7.Partnership building 8.Feasibility 9.Ethical acceptability 10.Relevance 11.Urgency 12.Equity focus 13.Funding support potential 14.Political acceptability	Appropriateness	Should we do it?	Ethical and cultural issues	Availability and adequacy of current information
			∙Ethically and morally acceptable ∙Culturally appropriate ∙Non-reliance on food industry	∙Adequacy of current research-based information (avoid duplication) ∙Availability of pre-existing data
	Relevancy	Why should we do it?	Equity-focused and community concern/demand	Burden of illness (size and severity of problem)
			∙Contribution to better equity in health ∙Serves community concern/demand ∙Broad in scope	∙Burden of illness ∙Magnitude of the issue ∙Interconnected with social determinants of health (poverty, food insecurity, housing)
	Chance of success	Can we do it?	Capacity of the system to undertake the research	Cost justification
			∙Competency ∙Infrastructure, mechanisms ∙Support system ∙Resources	∙Likelihood of partnership building ∙Reasonable approach ∙Funding potential ∙Political acceptability ∙Pragmatic
	Impact of the research outcome	What do stakeholders get out of it?	Chances of implementation of research recommendations	Reduction of the burden, including costs and quality of life
			∙Applicability to current practice ∙Forward/upstream thinking	∙Impact of research on mental health and quality of life within the population ∙Economic impact ∙Fiscal rewards for balancing healthy living and healthy mind