OBJECTIVES: A large number of Canadians spend time in correctional facilities each year, and they are likely to have poor health compared to the general population. Relatively little health research has been conducted in @entity3394 with a focus on @entity1 who experience detention or incarceration. We aimed to conduct a Delphi process with key stakeholders to define priorities for research in prison health in @entity3394 for the next 10 years. SETTING: We conducted a Delphi process using an online survey with two rounds in 2014 and 2015. @entity1 : We invited key stakeholders in prison health research in @entity3394 to participate, which we defined as @entity1 who had published research on prison health in @entity3394 since 1994 and @entity1 in the investigators' professional networks. We invited 143 @entity1 to participate in the first round and 59 participated. We invited 137 @entity1 to participate in the second round and 67 participated. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: @entity1 suggested topics in the first round, and these topics were collated by investigators. We measured the level of agreement among @entity1 that each collated topic was a priority for prison health research in @entity3394 for the next 10 years, and defined priorities based on the level of agreement. RESULTS: In the first round, @entity1 suggested 71 topics. In the second round, consensus was achieved that a large number of suggested topics were research priorities. Top priorities were diversion and alternatives to incarceration, social and community re-integration, creating healthy environments in prisons, healthcare in custody, continuity of healthcare, substance use disorders and the health of Aboriginal @entity1 in custody. CONCLUSIONS: Generated in an inclusive and systematic process, these findings should inform future research efforts to improve the health and healthcare of @entity1 who experience detention and incarceration in @entity3394 .

Using a Delphi process to define priorities for prison health research in XXXX .

@entity3394 :: ('MESH:D044483', 'Disease') :: ['Canada'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'Participants', 'PARTICIPANTS', 'people', 'persons']
@entity3394 :: (MESH:D044483,Disease) :: ['Canada']
