Review

. 2022 Jul-Aug:73:2-16.

doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.07.001. Epub 2022 Jul 13.

Post pandemic research priorities: A consensus statement from the HL-PIVOT

Affiliations

¹ Human Sciences Research Centre, University of Derby, UK; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: M.Faghy@Derby.ac.uk.
² Human Sciences Research Centre, University of Derby, UK; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
⁴ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Sports Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁵ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
⁶ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Cardiology, University Clinical Centre of Serbia; Faculty of Pharmacy University of Belgrade, Serbia; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
⁷ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, USA.
⁸ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minnesoata, USA.
⁹ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Gilling's School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
¹⁰ Human Sciences Research Centre, University of Derby, UK; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 35842068
PMCID: PMC9278010
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.07.001

Review

Post pandemic research priorities: A consensus statement from the HL-PIVOT

Mark A Faghy et al. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2022 Jul-Aug.

. 2022 Jul-Aug:73:2-16.

doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.07.001. Epub 2022 Jul 13.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Human Sciences Research Centre, University of Derby, UK; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: M.Faghy@Derby.ac.uk.
² Human Sciences Research Centre, University of Derby, UK; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
⁴ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Stanford Sports Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁵ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
⁶ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Cardiology, University Clinical Centre of Serbia; Faculty of Pharmacy University of Belgrade, Serbia; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
⁷ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, USA.
⁸ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minnesoata, USA.
⁹ Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Gilling's School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
¹⁰ Human Sciences Research Centre, University of Derby, UK; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 35842068
PMCID: PMC9278010
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2022.07.001

Abstract

We have been amid unhealthy living and related chronic disease pandemics for several decades. These longstanding crises have troublingly synergized with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The need to establish research priorities in response to COVID-19 can be used to address broad health and wellbeing, social and economic impacts for the future is emerging. Accordingly, this paper sets out a series of research priorities that could inform interdisciplinary collaboration between clinical sciences, public health, business, technology, economics, healthcare providers, and the exercise science/sports medicine communities, among others. A five-step methodology was used to generate and evaluate the research priorities with a focus on broad health and well-being impacts. The methodology was deployed by an international and interdisciplinary team from the Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL- PIVOT) network. This team were all engaged in responding to the Pandemic either on the 'front-line' and/or in leadership positions ensuring the currency and authenticity of the process. Eight research priorities were identified clustered into two groups: i) Societal & Environmental, and ii) Clinical. Our eight research priorities are presented with insight from previously published research priorities from other groups.

Keywords: COVID-19; Collaboration exercise medicine; Health and wellbeing; Pandemic legacy; Prevention; Priorities; Research.

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Declaration of Competing Interest Andy Smith is Chair of the Climate Action Change Team of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. No other authors have conflicts to declare.

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**Fig. 1**
The five step methodology adopted to reach consensus in the development of subsequent research priorities.

**Fig. 2**
A word cloud developed using author submissions from the initial stages of the methodology.

**Fig. 3**
A sedond word cloud developed following refinement of the research questions and priority areas.

**Fig. 4**
Ranking of importance by HL-Pivot netowrk members between the two theme areas of societal and environmental and clinical research priorities.

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