Development of a Research Agenda for Rehabilitation Research

An internal research department was established in the course of an organisational reform of the Pension Insurance Institution in 2020 for the evidence-based development of its own services in Austria. The focus is on the transfer of findings into practice and the scientific community. As part of an initial assessment of the current situation, an organisation-specific research agenda is being systematically developed.

The project design is based on a multi-perspective and multi-method approach. After obtaining experts' opinions (interview) from different settings and areas, a consensus on necessary fields of action will be worked out after synthesising the results via a Delphi survey.

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Key information

Conditions

Research Agenda Conditions Influencing Health Status

Age range

Up to 99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Pensionsversicherungsanstalt

Vienna, State of Vienna, 1021, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Researchers who conduct scientific research in the field of rehabilitation in Austria, Germany and Switzerland
People working in rehabilitation facilities (in therapy or administration) in Austria, Germany and Switzerland

Exclusion criteria

Failure to obtain the declaration of consent

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Identification of priorities in applied rehabilitation research

Time frame: April 2021 - November 2021

Semi-structured, guideline-based expert interviews with representatives of different stakeholder groups from Austria, Germany and Switzerland are conducted.

The transcribed interviews are extracted and evaluated within the framework of a qualitative content analysis according to Gläser & Laudel (2010).

Additionally, based on a scoping review on international research priorities and research agendas in the context of rehabilitation, potentially not considered content will be identified and supplemented.
Weighting of the identified priorities in research

Time frame: May 2023 - August 2023

A Delphi survey is conducted with (1) the interview partners and rehabilitation researchers and (2) other representatives of different stakeholder groups from Austria, Germany and Switzerland to evaluate the priorities of the developed research field. The experts are consulted repeatedly until a consensus can be obtained.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pensionsversicherungsanstalt

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Registry information

Official study title

Entwicklung Einer Forschungsagenda Für Die Reha-Forschung in Der Österreichischen Pensionsversicherungsanstalt (PVA) [Development of a Research Agenda for Rehabilitation Research in the Austrian Pension Insurance Institution (PVA)]

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Aug 10, 2022
Registry last updated: Mar 10, 2025

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