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Recommendations for patient engagement in guideline development panels: A qualitative focus group study of
Melissa J Armstrong1, C Daniel Mullins2, Gary S Gronseth3
1Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Background:
Patient and consumer engagement in clinical practice guideline development is internationally advocated, but limited research explores mechanisms for successful engagement.
Objective:
To investigate the perspectives of potential patient/consumer guideline representatives on topics pertaining to engagement including guideline development group composition and barriers to and facilitators of engagement.
Setting And Participants:
Participants were guideline-naïve volunteers for programs designed to link community members to academic research with diverse ages, gender, race, and degrees of experience interacting with health care professionals.
Methods:
Three focus groups and one key informant interview were conducted and analyzed using a qualitative descriptive approach.
Results:
Participants recommended small, diverse guideline development groups engaging multiple patient/consumer stakeholders with no prior relationships with each other or professional panel members. No consensus was achieved on the ideal balance of patient/consumer and professional stakeholders. Pre-meeting reading/training and an identified contact person were described as keys to successful early engagement; skilled facilitators, understandable speech and language, and established mechanisms for soliciting patient opinions were suggested to enhance engagement at meetings.
Conclusions:
Most suggestions for effective patient/consumer engagement in guidelines require forethought and planning but little additional expense, making these strategies easily accessible to guideline developers desiring to achieve more meaningful patient and consumer engagement.
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