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Building Capacity for Patient-Oriented Research: Utilizing Decision Aids to Translate Evidence into Practice, Policy
Monica Parry1, Dawn P Richards2, David Wells3
1An associate professor at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto in Toronto, ON. She can be contacted at monica.parry@utoronto.ca.
Patient partners collaborated to improve decision aids, focusing on design thinking, knowledge translation, and developing a strategy for wider reach and scalability.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Patient Engagement
- Knowledge Translation
Background:
- Engaging patient partners is crucial for effective knowledge translation.
- Decision aids require refinement for broader dissemination and impact.
Purpose of the Study:
- To collaborate with patient partners to translate knowledge about decision aids.
- To develop a strategy for scaling up decision aids for wider reach.
Main Methods:
- Utilized World Health Organization and IDEAS (Integrate, Design, Assess and Share) frameworks.
- Employed design thinking for ideation and dissemination strategies.
- Incorporated stakeholder feedback through webinars and interviews.
Main Results:
- Engaged 132 stakeholders across six webinars.
- Achieved 321 page views for decision aids.
- Conducted 16 interviews to inform design revisions for scalability.
Conclusions:
- Patient-partner collaborations significantly enhanced design thinking processes.
- Collaborations facilitated effective dissemination and scalability strategies for decision aids.
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