A Qualitative Study Investigating Research Priorities and Investigative Capacity in SportsFocused Chiropractic Research, Part 1 - Identifying Research Priorities to Inform A Delphi Study

Lee AD1 , deGraauw LC1 , Muir BJ1 , Belchos MN1, Szabo KM2, deGraauw C1 , Howitt SD1 1CanadianMemorialChiropracticCollege, 2Private Practice

Abstract

Objectives

To identify sports-focused research priorities to inform the development of a research agenda for sports chiropractors.

Methods

A qualitative description study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 20 sports chiropractic researchers from 8 different countries and focus group interviews with 12 sports chiropractic leaders from Canada.

Results

150 research priorities were identified, and three main themes emerged: area of research, research actions, and research methodology. Six areas of research were identified: basic science and mechanism research, clinical research, health services research, population health, specific conditions and topics in sport, and chiropractic research in sport. Collaboration in research and contributing to the broader sports research effort were two subthemes identified as research actions, and the remaining codes were related to research methodology.

Conclusions

The research priorities identified can be utilized to plan future research prioritization studies to inform a research agenda for the sports chiropractic field.

OriginallypublishedinTheJournaloftheCanadian ChiropracticAssociation,2021Dec;65(3):292-317

ReproducedwithpermissionfromTheJournalofthe CanadianChiropracticAssociation

Accessonline:ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8791546/

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