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ArticleThe patient2017

Deliberative Engagement Methods for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.

Stephanie R Morain, Danielle M Whicher, Nancy E Kass, Ruth R Faden

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Article in The patient, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Stephanie R MorainCenter for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Suite 310D, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. stephanie.morain@bcm.edu.
Danielle M WhicherPatient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, 1919 M Street, NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC, 20036, USA.
Nancy E KassJohns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1809 Ashland Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Ruth R FadenJohns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, 1809 Ashland Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.

Funding

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute IP2PI000487-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is growing emphasis on eliciting and incorporating stakeholder perspectives into health research and public policy development. The deliberative engagement session (DES) method provides one approach to elicit informed preferences from patients and other stakeholders on policy issues. DES involves day-long interaction with participants, including short plenary presentations followed by small group discussion. While interest in DES methods is expanding, practical guidance for researchers on this method remains limited. In this paper, we describe the DES method and its contemporary relevance for health policy research, illustrate how to conduct a DES using an example of a recent patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) study with which we were involved, and discuss strengths and challenges of using this approach. DES methods generate rich data, reduce the risk of eliciting uniformed preferences or non-attitudes, and increase the likelihood of eliciting informed, reflective preferences. However, they are resource-intensive, and thus generally require trading away a larger, more representative sample. Despite these limitations, the DES method, when carefully designed, is well-suited for engaging stakeholders in research on complex health policy issues.

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Health PolicyPatient PreferenceComparative Effectiveness ResearchHumansPatient Outcome AssessmentResearch DesignComparative Effectiveness ResearchEngaging StakeholderExit InterviewPolicy IssueProcedural Fairness

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