Table 2 Top 10 primary care research respiratory priorities.
Question | Category | Consensus (%)a | Mean rating 0–5 |
|---|---|---|---|
What is the best way to manage chronic/ persistent cough in primary care? | Chronic/ persistent cough management | 100 | 4.71 |
What are the best ways to monitor asthma in primary care? | Asthma monitoring | 100 | 4.44 |
What steps could be taken to prevent exacerbations and progression of asthma? | Asthma management | 97.1 | 4.38 |
How can brief advice be used more effectively to increase motivation to quit, and what elements are most efficient for a busy primary care practitioner? | Tobacco Control management | 97.1 | 4.38 |
How should we best manage COPD in patients with cardiovascular diseases, arrhythmias and uncontrolled hypertension? | COPD management | 97 | 4.35 |
What are the most effective strategies for ensuring sustained good inhaler techniques among asthma patients? | Asthma self-management | 94.2 | 4.38 |
What methods could be used to enhance adherence to asthma controller therapy? | Asthma management | 94.1 | 4.5 |
How could we improve COPD ‘patients’ adherence to inhalers? Which are the best methods to teach about inhaler use and how can we incorporate them in daily clinical practice? | COPD self-management | 94.1 | 4.5 |
What is the best way to engage people with asthma in self-management? | Asthma self-management | 94.1 | 4.44 |
How can we best educate healthcare professionals to improve the early recognition and diagnosis of COPD? | COPD diagnosis | 94.1 | 4.44 |
