How to identify, incorporate and report patient preferences in clinical guidelines: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical guidelines optimize care delivery and outcomes. Guidelines support patient engagement and adherence if they reflect patient preferences for treatment options, risks and benefits. Many guidelines do not address patient preferences. Developers require insight on how to develop such guidelines.

Objective

To conduct a scoping review on how to identify, incorporate and report patient preferences in guidelines.

Search

We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, CINAHL, OpenGrey and GreyLit from 2010 to November 2019.

Eligibility

We included English language studies describing patient preferences and guidelines.

Data extraction and synthesis

We reported approaches for and determinants and impacts of identifying patient preferences using summary sta

SUBMITTER: Kim C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7696279 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature