Objective:To estabilish a regional list for nursing research priorities in health systems
and services in the Region of the Americas based on the concepts of Universal
Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage. Method: five-stage consensus process: systematic review of literature; appraisal of
resulting questions and topics; ranking of the items by graduate program
coordinators; discussion and ranking amongst a forum of researchers and public
health leaders; and consultation with the Ministries of Health of the Pan American
Health Organization's member states. Results: the resulting list of nursing research priorities consists of 276 study
questions/ topics, which are sorted into 14 subcategories distributed into six
major categories: 1. Policies and education of nursing human resources; 2.
Structure, organization and dynamics of health systems and services; 3. Science,
technology, innovation, and information systems in public health; 4. Financing of
health systems and services; 5. Health policies, governance, and social control;
and 6. Social studies in the health field. Conclusion: the list of nursing research priorities is expected to serve as guidance and
support for nursing research on health systems and services across Latin America.
Not only researchers, but also Ministries of Health, leaders in public health, and
research funding agencies are encouraged to use the results of this list to help
inform research-funding decisions.
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