Summary of scores for appraised research questions from highest to lowest ranked priority (n=25)
| Criterion scores | Total score (out of 108) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submitted research questions | Answerability (out of 36) | Sustainability (out of 18) | Effectiveness (out of 27) | Potential for translation and impact on disease burden (out of 27) | |
| How confident are medical students and doctors in providing nutrition care to patients? | 36 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 106 |
| What are the essential nutrition skills for physicians and physicians-to-be to obtain? | 36 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 105 |
| How effective are doctors at influencing nutritional health of patients? | 36 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 105 |
| What level of importance is placed on nutrition care by medical students? | 36 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 103 |
| What is the cost benefit of educating medical students and doctors in nutrition? | 36 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 101 |
| Is CME/CPD education on nutrition available, and if yes, what proportion of doctors participate in this education? | 31 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 101 |
| To what extent does medical nutrition education translate into improved nutrition care of doctors? | 29 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 100 |
| How do we best support doctors and medical students to appropriately manage malnutrition? | 35 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 97 |
| What nutrition-related competencies are being developed in medical students in different countries? | 29 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 95 |
| How can simple nutrition questionnaires be best used to support doctors and medical students to provide nutrition care? | 32 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 95 |
| What level of knowledge does the average medical graduate have of nutrition prescription? | 32 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 95 |
| What are the key nutrition messages that doctors should provide patients discharged from a rehabilitation centre? | 34 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 93 |
| How well do medical students and doctors recognise the role of other health professionals in nutrition? | 32 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 92 |
| What is the most effective way to develop nutrition-related competencies in medical students/physicians in different countries? | 29 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 91 |
| Does medical nutrition education currently cover dietary supplementation? | 34 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 82 |
| What is the prevalence of different nutrition-related conditions of patients in different countries? | 30 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 80 |
| What are the most important laboratory tests to assess malnutrition in paediatrics? | 25 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 70 |
| How does nutrition affect dyslipidaemia and diabetes? | 24 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 70 |
| How does nutrition affect brain degeneration? | 24 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 69 |
| How does nutrition influence the outcomes of patients with psychiatric disorders? | 23 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 68 |
| What is the ideal role of supplements in managing over and under nutrition? | 23 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 67 |
| What is the affect of dietary supplementation in healthy patients? | 22 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 67 |
| What are the most common food allergies of patients in different countries? | 27 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 67 |
| What is the best way for doctors to manage hypervitaminosis? | 21 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 63 |
| How does nutrition influence the outcomes of patients with rheumatic diseases? | 18 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 62 |
| Mean (SD) | 29 (5.5) | 13 (3.8) | 21 (4.0) | 23 (3.9) | 86 (15.7) |