RESEARCH PROBLEM PRIORITIZATION GRID

PROBLEMS RELEVANCE DUPLICATION FEASIBILITY APPLICATION COST TIMELINESS ETHICS POLITICAL TOTAL
IDENTIFIED EFFECTIVENESS ACCEPTABILITY SCORE
1 2 3 1 3 3 12
2 1 1 1 3 3 10
3 3 1 3 3 2 12

1. Effects of pilates on patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review
2. Effects of Low-level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in the Development of Exercise-Induced Muscle Fatigue and Changes in Biochemical Markers Related to Post-
exercise Recovery
3. Platelet-rich plasma injections: an emergency therapy for chronic discogenic low back pain

CRITERIA:
1. RELEVANCE- How important is the problem? Size, severity, health and social consequences. Problems that affect communities or involve health systems
are ideal
2. DUPLICATION-Establish that the answer is NOT already available by some other study.
3. FEASIBILITY- is it feasible to carry out remedial actions? Are the manpower, time and resource requirements available?
4. APPLICATION- Will the potential solution be effective for solving the problem under ideal conditions? Will managers accept and use solutions?
5. COST-EFFECTIVENESS-Are the resources invested in doing the study worth the outcome? Will the solution be too expensive to implement?
6. TIMELINESS-Will we get an answer quick enough?
7. ETHICS-Will the project be acceptable to those who are studied?
8. POLITICAL ACCEPTABILITY-Will the managers and community accept the results?
GUIDE TO SCORING:
1. Choose the criteria that will use. (Limit to 5 criteria)
2. Assign a score of 1 as “lowest” and 3 as “highest”
3. Each problem score is independent of the other problems.
4. Every member then ranks each problem indiviadually according to perceived importance.
5. Total the scores from the members
6. Get the overall score. Then rank the problem from highest to lowest. Choose the problem with the highest score,
7. Re clarify, elaborate and defend the identified problem.
8. For disputes or tied scores, repeat 4 and 5.