Engaging cancer patients in clinical practice guideline development: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Background:Patient engagement is a key quality component of cancer guideline development; however, the optimal strategy for engaging patients in guideline development remains unclear. The feasibility and efficacy of two patient engagement models was tested by Cancer Care Ontario's cancer guideline development program, the Program in Evidence-Based Care (pebc). Methods:In model 1, patients participated in the guideline development process as active members of a working group. In model 2, patients formed a separate consultation group to review project plans and recommendations generated by multiple working groups. Training included online resources (model 1) and an in-person orientation (model 2). The pebc's standard patient engagement process acted as a control. The study was conducted for

SUBMITTER: Brouwers MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6092053 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature