Methods guiding stakeholder engagement in planning a pragmatic study on changing stroke systems of care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Comprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services (COMPASS) Study is one of the first large pragmatic randomized-controlled clinical trials using comparative effectiveness research methods, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. In the COMPASS Study, we compare the effectiveness of a patient-centered, transitional care intervention versus usual care for stroke patients discharged home from acute care. Outcomes include stroke patient post-discharge functional status and caregiver strain 90 days after discharge, and hospital readmissions. A central tenet of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute-funded research is stakeholder engagement throughout the research process. However, evidence on how to successfully implement a pragmatic trial that changes s

SUBMITTER: Gesell SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5471818 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature