PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Arwa Abdel-Aal
AU  - Rachel Jordan
AU  - Peymané Adab
AU  - Rachel Adam
AU  - Amanda Barnard
AU  - Izolde Bouloukaki
AU  - Job Fm Van Boven
AU  - Niels Chavannes
AU  - Andy Dickens
AU  - Frederik Van Gemert
AU  - Mercedes Escarrer
AU  - Shamil Haroon
AU  - Alex Kayongo
AU  - Bruce Kirenga
AU  - Janwillem Kocks
AU  - Daniel Kotz
AU  - Karin Lisspers
AU  - Chris Newby
AU  - Cliodna Mcnulty
AU  - Esther Metting
AU  - Luis Moral
AU  - Sophia Papadakis
AU  - Hilary Pinnock
AU  - David Price
AU  - Dermot Ryan
AU  - Sally Singh
AU  - Jaime Correia De Sousa
AU  - Björn Ställberg
AU  - Stanley J. Szefler
AU  - Steph Taylor
AU  - Ioanna Tsiligianni
AU  - Alice Turner
AU  - David Weller
AU  - Siân Williams
TI  - Identification of important respiratory research themes relevant to primary care: qualitative analysis of round 1 of the 2020 International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) Research Prioritisation Exercise
AID  - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.4017
DP  - 2020 Sep 07
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 4017
VI  - 56
IP  - suppl 64
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/56/suppl_64/4017.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/56/suppl_64/4017.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2020 Sep 07; 56
AB  - An update of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) Research Needs Statement is currently being undertaken using an e-Delphi method. The aim of this analysis is to identify the main respiratory research themes from the perspective of primary care practitioners worldwide.Participants were recruited via the IPCRG network of 34 member countries. An initial open questionnaire elicited participants’ views on the most important respiratory conditions seen in their daily practice and invited suggestions of 5-10 relevant research questions within these conditions in the following domains: diagnosis, management, monitoring, self-management and prognosis. Using thematic qualitative analysis we identified the main cross-cutting research themes.112 participants (69% physicians, 10% nurses, 21% other, 64% had special interest in respiratory) from 27 countries responded with 608 suggested research questions. Asthma was reported as the most clinically important condition (25.7%) followed by COPD (24.5%) and URTI (5.8%).Five themes emerged from the thematic analysis: uncertainties about diagnosis/management of respiratory conditions; need for contextually relevant and accessible guidance; need for methods to improve patient empowerment and self-management; role of the wider healthcare team; need for simple point-of-care tests.The eDelphi method is successful in identifying relevant research questions and the main themes pertinent to primary care worldwide. These research questions now need to be prioritised for investigation by the international community.FootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2020; 56: Suppl. 64, 4017.This abstract was presented at the 2020 ERS International Congress, in session “Respiratory viruses in the "pre COVID-19" era”.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).