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- Figure 1:
Alberta’s top 11 depression research priorities.
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Characteristic/experience No. (%) of respondents
n = 445Type of participant Person with depression 283 (63.6) Family member or caregiver of person with depression 74 (16.6) Health care professional caring for people with depression 28 (6.3) Counsellor 3 (10.7) Nurse 7 (25.0) Psychiatrist 1 (3.6) Psychologist 4 (14.3) Social group worker 1 (3.6) Other 12 (42.8) Clinician treating depression 14 (3.1) Other* 46 (10.3) Sex Male 88 (19.8) Female 354 (79.6) Did not report 3 (0.7) Age group, yr 18–29 76 (17.1) 30–39 108 (24.3) 40–49 116 (26.1) 50–59 95 (21.3) 60–69 40 (9.0) 70–79 8 (1.8) ≥ 80 2 (0.4) Primary place of residence Edmonton 144 (32.4) Calgary 141 (31.7) Elsewhere 160 (36.0) Immigrant status (between 2011 and 2016) 10 (2.2) Ethnic origin† Canadian 287 (64.5) European 150 (33.7) East European 29 (6.5) Métis 25 (5.6) North American 16 (3.6) First Nation 13 (2.9) Asian 11 (2.5) South American 6 (1.3) African 5 (1.1) Middle Eastern 5 (1.1) Central American 3 (0.7) Inuit 2 (0.4) Other 6 (1.3) Prefer not to say 5 (1.1) Experience with depression (n = 420) Lifetime 119 (28.3) > 5 yr 159 (37.8) 3–5 yr 39 (9.3) 1–2 yr 28 (6.7) < 1 yr 12 (2.8) New diagnosis of depression 4 (1.0) Other 15 (3.6) Recovered from depression 44 (10.5) No. of months in year with depression experience (n = 352) 10–12 164 (46.6) 7–9 32 (9.1) 4–6 62 (17.6) ≤ 3 94 (26.7) ↵* Nurse educator, certified diabetes educator, bail supervisor, clinical exercise physiologist, clinical scientist, dietitian, holistic nutritionist, counsellor (intern), life coach, massage therapist, medical laboratory technologist, neurologist, paramedic, occupational therapist, registered acupuncturist, senior quality improvement consultant.
↵† Some participants self-identified in more than 1 group.
- Table 2:
Summary of process and outputs of the Alberta Depression Research Priority Setting Project for determining top 11 depression research questions
Process Output — 14-member Steering Committee formed
Step 1: Data gathering (participant online and paper survey), August–December 2016 445 respondents (from Alberta only)
1270 questions and comments on depression received
Step 2: Question analysis and review (Steering Committee), August–December 2016 350 questions removed that were submitted by participants residing outside Alberta from how many respondents?
724 questions removed owing to duplication
196 questions reformulated into PICO (population, intervention, comparator, outcome) research question format14 and refined (e.g., removed jargon)
Short list of 66 research questions across 7 categories went forward for final priority setting (in order: diagnosis and treatment; society, culture and environment; medication, biology and physiology; child and youth; access, service, funding and policy; training and education; and family and behaviour)
Step 3: Question rating (participant online survey), 1 wk in June 2017 49 participants rated 66 research questions (through online survey)
25 medium- to high-priority questions (most commonly asked) identified
Step 4: Question prioritization (in-person participant workshop), 1 d in June 2017 20 participants prioritized 11 research questions (3 facilitators, 3 Patient Engagement Platform members and 2 observers attended and supported workshop but did not participate in ranking)
14 remaining questions not selected in the top 11 were deemed worthy of consideration for future depression research
Step 5: Knowledge synthesis (Patient Engagement Platform and knowledge translation), July–October 2017 25 rapid reviews of depression research questions conducted
Step 6: Knowledge translation (Patient Engagement Platform and knowledge translation), November 2017–January 2018 and ongoing Dissemination and knowledge mobilization opportunities
Public report16 launched to media January 2018
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