Consumer involvement in systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Institute of Medicine recently recommended that comparative effectiveness research (CER) should involve input from consumers. While systematic reviews are a major component of CER, little is known about consumer involvement.

Objective

To explore current approaches to involving consumers in US-based and key international organizations and groups conducting or commissioning systematic reviews ('organizations').

Design

In-depth, semi-structured interviews with key informants and review of organizations' websites.

Setting and participants

Seventeen highly regarded US-based and international (Cochrane Collaboration, Campbell Collaboration) organizations.

Results

Organizations that usually involve consumers (seven of 17 in our sample) involve th

SUBMITTER: Kreis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5060681 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature