Skip to main content
. 2022 Nov 25;6(1):e001610. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001610

Table 3.

Checklist of Odgers (adjusted)

Yes No
Context and scope
1. Define geographical scope. 9 16–23 25–36 24
2. Define health area or focus. 9 16–36 None
3. Define end users of research. 9 16–36 None
4. Define the target audience. 17 20 26 35 9 16 18 19 21–25 27–34 36
5. Identify the research focus. 9 16–36 None
6. Identify the type of research question. 9 16 17 19–23 25–27 29–34 36 18 24 28 35
7. Define the time frame. None 9 16–36
Governance and team
8. Describe selection of the project leader/s and team. 16 17 20 24 27–31 9 18 19 21–23 25 26 32–36
9. Describe the characteristics of the project leader/team. 16 17 22 23 25 26 28–31 9 18–21 24 27 32–36
10. Training or experience in research priority setting. 16–21 23–31 9 22 32–36
Inclusion of stakeholders
11. Define the inclusion criteria for stakeholder groups involved in the priority setting partnership. 9 18 20 22 23 25 27 32–35 16 17 19 21 24 26 28–31 36
12. State the strategy or method for identifying and engaging. 9 16–36 None
13. Indicate the number of participants and/or organisations involved. 9 16–36 None
14. Describe the characteristics of stakeholders. 9 16–23 25–36 24
15. Time investment of the stakeholders 16 17 19 22–27 34–36 9 18 20 21 28–33
16. Reimbursement for participation 9 22 33–35 16–21 23–32 36
Identification and collection of research topics
17. Describe methods for collecting all research topics or questions. 9 16–36 None
18. Describe methods for collating and/or categorising topics. 9 18 19 21 23 27–29 31 33 35 16 17 20 22 24–26 30 32 34 36
19. Describe methods or reason for initial removal of topics or questions. 16–23 25–30 9 24 31–36
20. Describe methods for refining research questions/topics. 16 18–23 26 27 9 17 24 25 28–36
21. Cross-check to identify if research questions have been answered. 16–21 23–27 29–31 36 9 22 28 32–35
22. Describe number of research questions/topics. 16–31 33 35 36 9 32 34
Prioritisation of research topics
23. Describe specific methods to involve children 9 17 18 25 26 16 19–24 27–36
24. Describe methods for prioritising or achieving consensus. 9 16–31 33–36 32
25. Provide reasons for excluding research topics/questions. 21 26–31 9 16–20 22–25 32–36
Output
26. Define specificity of research priorities. 9 16 17 20–24 26 28–36 18 19 25 27
Evaluation and feedback
27. Describe how the research priorities exercise was evaluated. 9 16 17 22 26 34 18–21 23–25 27–33 35 36
28. Describe how priorities were made accessible by stakeholders 20 24 26–29 9 16–19 21–23 25 30–36
29. State how feedback was integrated. None 9 16–36
Dissemination, translation and implementation
30. Outline the strategy or action plans for implementing priorities. 17 18 20 24 26 28 29 31 9 16 19 21–23 25 27 30 32–36
31. Describe how the participant impacted the research agenda. 17–19 22 24 27–29 33 9 16 20 21 23 25 26 30–32 34–36
32. Describe how the research the research priority setting process impacted the stakeholders. None 9 16–36
33. Describe how impact will be measured. 26 28 29 9 16–25 27 30–36
Funding and conflict of interest
34. State sources of funding. 9 17–25 28 30 31 33 34 36 16 26 27 29 32 35
35. Outline the budget and/or cost. None 9 16–36
36. Provide declaration of conflict of interest. 9 16 17 19–21 23 24 26 28–31 33–36 18 22 25 27 32