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How to integrate individual patient values and preferences in clinical practice guidelines? A research protocol

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van der Weijden, Trudy, Légaré, France, Boivin, Antoine, Burgers, Jako S, van Veenendaal, Haske, Stiggelbout, Anne M, Faber, Marjan, Elwyn, Glyn·2010·Implementation Science

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Clinical practice guidelines are largely conceived as tools that will inform health professionals' decisions rather than foster patient involvement in decision making. The time now seems right to adapt clinical practice guidelines in such a way that both the professional's perspective as care provider and the patients' preferences and characteristics are being weighed equally in the decision-making process. We hypothesise that clinical practice guidelines can be adapted to facilitate the integration of individual patients' preferences in clinical decision making. This research protocol asks two questions: How should clinical practice guidelines be adapted to elicit patient preferences and to support shared decision making? What type of clinical decisions are perceived as most requiring consideration of individual patients' preferences rather than promoting a single best choice? METHODS: Stakeholders' opinions and ideas will be explored through an 18-month qualitative study. Data will be collected from in-depth individual interviews. A purposive sample of 20 to 25 key-informants will be selected among three groups of stakeholders: health professionals using guidelines (e.g., physicians, nurses); experts at the macro- and meso-level, including guideline and decision aids developers, policy makers, and researchers; and patient representatives. Ideas and recommendations expressed by stakeholders will be prioritized by nominal group technique in expert meetings. DISCUSSION: One-for-all guidelines do not account for differences in patients' characteristics and for their preferences for medical interventions and health outcomes, suggesting a need for flexible guidelines that facilitate patient involvement in clinical decision making. The question is how this can be achieved. This study is not about patient participation in guideline development, a closely related and important issue that does not however substitute for, or guarantee individual patient involvement in clinical decisions. The study results will provide the needed background for recommendations about potential effective and feasible strategies to ensure greater responsiveness of clinical practice guidelines to individual patient's preferences in clinical decision-making.

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  • The literature confirms there is much debate about which stage of the research process is most appropriate for end-user involvement.

    “the literature confirms that there is much debate about which stage of the research process is most appropriate for end-user involvement [34, 35].”

    From Development of a decision guide to support the elderly in decision making about location of care: an iterative, user-centered design (2016) · cites this paper as [35]

    The Discussion (Other considerations; page unavailable) says the purpose of patient involvement in guideline development is not straightforward and distinguishes collective involvement from individual patient preferences. It does not address debate over which stage of the research process is best for end-user involvement; searches for that phrase and for the timing of patient participation found no such passage. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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van der Weijden, T., Légaré, F., Boivin, A., Burgers, J. S., van Veenendaal, H., Stiggelbout, A. M., Faber, M., & Elwyn, G.
Affiliations
  • Université Laval (CA)
  • Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
  • Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement (NL)
  • Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
  • Cardiff University (GB)
Venue
Implementation Science
Published
2010-02-02
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
10-10
ISSN
1748-5908 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2141819865
Cited by
130
References
71
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • ZonMw
  • Economic and Social Research Council (ES/G007543/1)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
Keywords
patient preferences, shared decision-making, guideline adaptation, patient representatives, stakeholder perspectives, decision aids

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