Menopause PSP question verification form

The purpose of this Question Verification Form is to enable Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs) to describe clearly how they checked that their questions were unanswered, before starting the interim prioritisation stage of the process. 

The JLA requires PSPs to be transparent and accountable in defining their own scope and evidence checking process. This will enable researchers and other stakeholders to understand how individual PSPs decided that their questions were unanswered, and any limitations of their evidence checking.  

Name of the PSP

Menopause

Please describe the scope of the PSP

In scope for the PSP are the following:

Those with lived experience: Women who have experienced menopause, are peri- or post-menopausal. This also includes those with

1. Premature ovarian insufficiency
2. Menopause because of medical treatment.

Marginalised groups including LGBQTI+ (and particularly transgender community) individuals, ethnic minority, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, premature/early menopause, menopause after cancer, and those with low literacy.

Healthcare providers who provide primary, secondary and tertiary menopause care, pharmacists and psychologists.

The scope is international, primarily Australia, USA and UK, but all international contributions will be accepted if in English.

The PSP will exclude from its scope questions not asked in English, personal clinical questions, and questions about access to services in specific geographical locations which are not generalisable.

Please provide a brief overview of your approach to checking whether the questions were unanswered

Relevant references identified by Steering Group members.

Please list the type(s) of evidence you used to verify your questions as unanswered

Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, large cohort epidemiological studies.

Please list the sources that you searched in order to identify that evidence

N/A

What search terms did you use?

N/A

Please describe the parameters of the search (eg time limits, excluded sources, country/language) and the rationale for any limitations

N/A

Names of individuals who undertook the evidence checking

Steering Group members and clinical leads for the PSP, summarised by the Information Specialist Kristina Staley.

On what date was the question verification process completed?

6 June 24

Any other relevant information

N/A