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Operating Department Practitioner’s research priorities: A Delphi study

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: With the 2022 Allied Health Professions' Research and Innovation Strategy and the College of Operating Department Practitioners joining the Council for Allied Health Professions Research, understanding the Operating Department Practitioner profession's vision for research and innovation and identifying its research priorities has become important. This Delphi study aimed to establish research priorities for the Operating Department Practitioner profession. Questionnaires were distributed to Operating Department Practitioners using College of Operating Department Practitioners and social media networks. Round 1 saw 49 eligible responses; this reduced to 21 in Round 2 and 17 in Round 3. Thirty-one research priorities were identified by consensus. Priority rank was determined by mean score, percentage agreement, and coefficient of variance. By reaching a consensus, Operating Department Practitioners co-created research priorities and identified several themes that will contribute to professional development and patient care and support funding opportunities. The five key themes were Workforce Transformation, Education, Patient Safety and Experience, Innovation and Technology, and Theatre Culture.

Source: Journal of Perioperative Practice

DOI: 10.1177/17504589251330423

Authors: Adele Nightingale, Victoria Cadman, Victoria McIntyre, Serene Pachniuk, Harrison Murdoch

Institutions: University of Greater Manchester, Sheffield Hallam University, Royal Hallamshire Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Delphi Technique in Research

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,900