The SPARK Tool to prioritise questions for systematic reviews in health policy and systems research: development and initial validation

Groups or institutions funding or conducting systematic reviews in health policy and systems research (HPSR) should prioritise topics according to the needs of policymakers and stakeholders. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a tool to prioritise questions for systematic reviews in HPSR. The tool was piloted tested and then finalized with 22 items organised in two modules – the first module including 13 items to be rated by policymakers and stakeholders, and the second including 9 items to be rated by systematic review teams.

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Akl EA, Fadlallah R, Ghandour L, Kdouh O, Langlois E, Lavis JN et al. The SPARK Tool to prioritise questions for systematic reviews in health policy and systems research: development and initial validation. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2017;15(1):77. doi: 10.1186/s12961-017-0242-4