K. (Accepted). A modified AUGIS/BOMSS Delphi process to establish research priorities in bariatric and metabolic surgery. Clinical Obesity
What is already known about this subjectThere is limited data in the published literature in relation to research priority setting in the field of bariatric and metabolic surgery. We have used a modified Delphi process to engage a large number of key stakeholders in this field to determine the future research priorities specifically in bariatric and metabolic surgery.
What this study adds• We have produced a list of research priorities in bariatric and metabolic surgery using a modified Delphi process and incorporating the views of a large number of healthcare professionals with expertise in the surgical management of weight loss.• The list of priorities has been produced by inviting members of the bariatric and metabolic surgery multidisciplinary team to submit questions and then rank them accordingly.
hypothesis of this study was that the implementation of the Regulations would have had an impact on quality of early childhood care and education (ECCE) services in Ireland. The specific objectives of the study were: to examine a sample of pre-schools to investigate both structural and process aspects of quality; to examine the possible relationship between these elements of quality; and to interview both Supervisors of these pre-schools and a small sample of Pre-school Officers to investigate their attitudes towards the Regulations. It was acknowledged at the outset that related factors, such as increased level of investment and improved levels of training, may have affected quality of provision.The baseline data used for the purposes of this study were gathered in 1994/1995 during Phase II of the IEA 2 Preprimary Project (IEA/PPP). This was a large crossnational study that investigated the quality of care and education that children from various countries received at four years of age. Full details of the Irish aspect of Phase II can be found in A Window on Early Education in Ireland: the First National Report of the IEA Preprimary Project (Hayes, O'Flaherty, & Kernan, 1997). Use of these data allowed comparison of both structural and process elements in ECCE provision before the implementation of the Regulations, and six years after their implementation in 2002.The methodology of the present study involved revisiting a subsample of the original IEA/PPP national sample, undertaking structured observations and administering questionnaires to teachers and supervisors. A number of key issues emerged from the research. First, improvements were found in the quality of the pre-school provision in the present study as compared with that of the original study, although it is not clear the extent to which these improvements relate directly to the Regulations. The results also suggest that the need for training is becoming more widely accepted in the sector in
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