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Results
National societies were also asked to rank 10 research areas which were previously identified
as research priorities by UEG's specialist society members. Life-style/nutrition/diet/obesity
and primary prevention were, on average, the most highly ranked research areas in terms of
relevancy to national health policy or national goals, as determined by the overall mean rank
(Figure 4). Life-style/nutrition/diet/obesity was ranked higher than biobanking/surveillance
by 26 out of 33 societies. Additionally, primary prevention was ranked most relevant by 8
societies (24%), and life-style/nutrition/diet/obesity was ranked most relevant by 7 societies
(21%) (Figure 5). Medical training and precision/personalised medicine were each ranked
most relevant by 4 societies (12%).
Figure 4.
Average rankings of research areas in terms of relevancy to national health policy or national
goals
Life−style/nutrition/diet/obesity
Hi−tech imaging/artificial intelligence
Microbiota−host interaction/immunity
Precision/personalised medicine
Primary prevention
Biomarkers/profiling/genetics
Gut−brain interaction/enteric nervous system/neural controls
Medical training
EU trials/epidemiological studies/networks/surveys
Biobanking/surveillance
Source: authors' compilation using sur vey data from UEG national society members .
Note: Lower mean rank values indicate more preferred research areas.
Figure 5.
Proportion of societies that ranked each research area as most relevant
Primary prevention
Life−style/nutrition/diet/obesity
Medical training
Precision/personalised medicine
Microbiota−host interaction/immunity
Biomarkers/profiling/genetics
EU trials/epidemiological studies/networks/surveys
Hi−tech imaging/artificial intelligence
Biobanking/surveillance
Gut−brain interaction/enteric nervous system/neural controls
2
4
Mean rank
6
Source: authors' compilation using sur vey data from UEG national society members .
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