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Décary S, de Wit M, Naye F, Barton JL, Fraenkel L, Li LC, Brooks P, Stacey D, Maxwell LJ, Campbell W, Hofstetter C, Voshaar M, Meara A, Christensen R, Boonen A, Suarez-Almazor ME, Meade T, March L, Jull JE, Alten R, Morgan EM, Stewart Hazlewood G, Barber CEH, Guillemin F, El-Miedany Y, Mittoo S, Robertson TW, Bartlett SJ, Singh JA, Mannion M, Nasef SI, Boel A, Adebajo A, Arnaud L, Gill TK, Moholt E, Burt J, Jayatilleke A, Hmamouchi I, Berthelsen DB, Blanco FJ, Mather K, Maharaj A, Sharma S, Caso F, Beaton D, Shea B, Fong C, Fernandez AP, Mackie S, Nikiphorou E, Jones A, Greer-Smith R, Sloan VS, Akpabio A, Strand V, Lee RR, Umaefulam V, Monti S, Abaza N, Schultz G, Stones S, Gossec L, Nielsen SM, Cavallo S, Srinivasalu H, Constien D, Evans V, Tugwell P, Toupin-April K. Consensus on the definitions and descriptions of the domains of the OMERACT Core Outcome Set for shared decision making interventions in rheumatology trials. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2024; 65:152381. [PMID: 38306813 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To gain consensus on the definitions and descriptions of the domains of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) core domain set for rheumatology trials evaluating shared decision making (SDM) interventions. METHODS Following the OMERACT Handbook methods, our Working Group (WG), comprised of 90 members, including 17 patient research partners (PRPs) and 73 clinicians and researchers, had six virtual meetings in addition to email exchanges to develop draft definitions and descriptions. The WG then conducted an international survey of its members to gain consensus on the definitions and descriptions. Finally, the WG members had virtual meetings and e-mail exchanges to review survey results and finalize names, definitions and descriptions of the domains. RESULTS WG members contributed to developing the definitions. Fifty-two members representing four continents and 13 countries completed the survey, including 15 PRPs, 33 clinicians and 37 researchers. PRPs and clinicians/researchers agreed with all definitions and descriptions with agreements ranging from 87% to 100%. Respondents suggested wording changes to the names, definitions and descriptions to better reflect the domains. Discussions led to further simplification and clarification to address common questions/concerns about the domains. CONCLUSION Our WG reached consensus on the definitions and descriptions of the domains of the core domain set for rheumatology trials of SDM interventions. This step is crucial to understand each domain and provides the foundation to identify instruments to measure each domain for inclusion in the Core Outcome Measurement Set. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE The current study provides consensus-based definitions and descriptions for the domains of the OMERACT core domain set for shared decision making interventions from patients/caregivers, clinicians and researchers. This is a crucial step to understand each domain and provides the foundation to identify instruments to measure each domain for inclusion in the Core Outcome Measurement Set for trials of SDM interventions.
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- Simon Décary
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation, Research Centre of the CHUS, CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation, Research Centre of the CHUS, CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
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- VA Portland Health Care System, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia; Arthritis Research Canada, Canada
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- School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne and Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Nursing, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Practice Changing Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Patient Research Partner, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Canada
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- Patient Research Partner; Department of Pharmacy and Department of Research & Innovation, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Pharmacy, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
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- Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, & Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center and Caphri Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital; The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Rheumatology Research Center, Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, Osteology, Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, Schlosspark-Klinik, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington. Division of Rheumatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury; King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Vanshavardhana Canada Integrated Health, Toronto, Canada
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- CEO, Patient research partner, International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis (AiArthritis), USA
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- Divisions of Clinical Epidemiology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, McGill University; Research Institute, McGill University Health Centre; Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre; UCB Pharma, B.V. Netherlands, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Rheumatology, CRMR RESO, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Norway
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- Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Health Sciences Research Centre (CReSS), Faculty of Medicine, International University of Rabat (UIR), Rabat, Morocco
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- Section for Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Research, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen; Research Unit of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital, Odense; Department of Rehabilitation, Municipality of Guldborgsund, Nykoebing F, Denmark
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Medicina y Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Pain IMPACT, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Bruyère Research Institute; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Eastern Clinical Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, University of Leeds, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College Hospital, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London; Rheumatology Department, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Patient Research Partner, President/CEO, Healthcare Research Associates, LLC/S.T.A.R. Initiative; Ambassador, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Apple Valley, CA, USA
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- Sheng Consulting LLC, Flemington, New Jersey USA; The Peace Corps, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK; National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
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- George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Rheumatology, Policlinico S. Matteo, IRCCS Fondazione, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Professor of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Patient research partner, Envision Pharma Group, Wilmslow, UK
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- Professor of Rheumatology, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Paris, France; AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Rheumatology department, Paris, France
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- Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, the Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, and University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal; Researcher Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal, Montreal, Canada; Sainte-Justine University Health Center Research Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's National Hospital; GW School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Patient Research Partner, Central Regional Lead, Advocacy Leadership Board Chair, International Foundation of Autoimmune Autoinflammatory Arthritis (AiArthritis), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Patient Research Partner and Discipline of Optometry, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Affiliate scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; Institut du savoir Montfort, Ottawa, Canada.
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Dewidar O, McHale G, Al Zubaidi A, Bondok M, Abdelrazeq L, Huang J, Jearvis A, Aliyeva K, Alghamyan A, Jahel F, Greer-Smith R, Tufte J, Barker LC, Elmestekawy N, Sharp MK, Horsley T, Prats CJ, Jull J, Wolfenden L, Cuervo LG, Hardy BJ, Roberts JH, Ghogomu E, Obuku E, Owusu-Addo E, Nicholls SG, Mbuagbaw L, Funnell S, Shea B, Rizvi A, Tugwell P, Bhutta Z, Welch V, Melendez-Torres GJ. Motivations for investigating health inequities in observational epidemiology: a content analysis of 320 studies. J Clin Epidemiol 2024; 168:111283. [PMID: 38369078 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To enhance equity in clinical and epidemiological research, it is crucial to understand researcher motivations for conducting equity-relevant studies. Therefore, we evaluated author motivations in a randomly selected sample of equity-relevant observational studies published during the COVID-19 pandemic. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING We searched MEDLINE for studies from 2020 to 2022, resulting in 16,828 references. We randomly selected 320 studies purposefully sampled across income setting (high vs low-middle-income), COVID-19 topic (vs non-COVID-19), and focus on populations experiencing inequities. Of those, 206 explicitly mentioned motivations which we analyzed thematically. We used discourse analysis to investigate the reasons behind emerging motivations. RESULTS We identified the following motivations: (1) examining health disparities, (2) tackling social determinants to improve access, and (3) addressing knowledge gaps in health equity. Discourse analysis showed motivations stem from commitments to social justice and recognizing the importance of highlighting it in research. Other discourses included aspiring to improve health-care efficiency, wanting to understand cause-effect relationships, and seeking to contribute to an equitable evidence base. CONCLUSION Understanding researchers' motivations for assessing health equity can aid in developing guidance that tailors to their needs. We will consider these motivations in developing and sharing equity guidance to better meet researchers' needs.
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- Omar Dewidar
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Health Sciences, Carelton University, Ottawa, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of General Practice, Health Research Board Centre for Primary Care Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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- Applied Health Research Center, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Cochrane Public Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington, DC, USA; Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Preventive Medicine, Doctoral School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity, Ottawa, Canada
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- Africa Centre for Systematic Reviews & Knowledge Translation, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Bureau of Integrated Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada; Centre for Excellence in Women and Child Health and Institute of Global Health and Development, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Dewidar O, Al-Zubaidi A, Bondok M, Abdelrazeq L, Huang J, Jearvis A, Barker LC, Elmestekawy N, Goghomu E, Rader T, Tufte J, Greer-Smith R, Waddington HS, Nicholls SG, Little J, Hardy BJ, Horsley T, Young T, Cuervo LG, Sharp MK, Chamberlain C, Shea B, Craig P, Lawson DO, Rizvi A, Wiysonge CS, Kredo T, Francis D, Kristjansson E, Bhutta Z, Antequera A, Melendez-Torres GJ, Pantoja T, Wang X, Jull J, Roberts JH, Funnell S, White H, Krentel A, Mahande MJ, Ramke J, Wells G, Petkovic J, Pottie K, Niba L, Feng C, Nguliefem MN, Tugwell P, Mbuagbaw L, Welch V. Reporting of equity in observational epidemiology: A methodological review. J Glob Health 2024; 14:04046. [PMID: 38491911 PMCID: PMC10903926 DOI: 10.7189/jogh.14.04046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Observational studies can inform how we understand and address persisting health inequities through the collection, reporting and analysis of health equity factors. However, the extent to which the analysis and reporting of equity-relevant aspects in observational research are generally unknown. Thus, we aimed to systematically evaluate how equity-relevant observational studies reported equity considerations in the study design and analyses. Methods We searched MEDLINE for health equity-relevant observational studies from January 2020 to March 2022, resulting in 16 828 articles. We randomly selected 320 studies, ensuring a balance in focus on populations experiencing inequities, country income settings, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) topic. We extracted information on study design and analysis methods. Results The bulk of the studies were conducted in North America (n = 95, 30%), followed by Europe and Central Asia (n = 55, 17%). Half of the studies (n = 171, 53%) addressed general health and well-being, while 49 (15%) focused on mental health conditions. Two-thirds of the studies (n = 220, 69%) were cross-sectional. Eight (3%) engaged with populations experiencing inequities, while 22 (29%) adapted recruitment methods to reach these populations. Further, 67 studies (21%) examined interaction effects primarily related to race or ethnicity (48%). Two-thirds of the studies (72%) adjusted for characteristics associated with inequities, and 18 studies (6%) used flow diagrams to depict how populations experiencing inequities progressed throughout the studies. Conclusions Despite over 80% of the equity-focused observational studies providing a rationale for a focus on health equity, reporting of study design features relevant to health equity ranged from 0-95%, with over half of the items reported by less than one-quarter of studies. This methodological study is a baseline assessment to inform the development of an equity-focussed reporting guideline for observational studies as an extension of the well-known Strengthening Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guideline.
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- Omar Dewidar
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Freelance health research librarian, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Hassanah Consulting, Seattle, Washington State, USA
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- Healthcare Research Associates, LLC/S.T.A.R. Initiative, California, USA
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- London International Development Centre, London, UK
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Office for Patient Engagement in Research Activity (OPERA), Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Well Living House, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Evidence Based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington, DC, USA
- Doctoral Programme on Methodology of Biomedical Research and Public Health, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
- Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
- Centre for Evidence Based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- School of Health and Human Performance, Georgia College, Milledgeville, Georgia, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
- Institute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Public Health and Sports Science, University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health, Exeter, UK
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- Family Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada
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- World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Tanzania
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- International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- C.T. Lamont Primary Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada
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- Department of Public Health, The University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon
- Nutrition and Health Research Group (NHRG), Bamenda, Cameroon
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Funnell S, Jull J, Mbuagbaw L, Welch V, Dewidar O, Wang X, Lesperance M, Ghogomu E, Rizvi A, Akl EA, Avey MT, Antequera A, Bhutta ZA, Chamberlain C, Craig P, Cuervo LG, Dicko A, Ellingwood H, Feng C, Francis D, Greer-Smith R, Hardy BJ, Harwood M, Hatcher-Roberts J, Horsley T, Juando-Prats C, Kasonde M, Kennedy M, Kredo T, Krentel A, Kristjansson E, Langer L, Little J, Loder E, Magwood O, Mahande MJ, Melendez-Torres GJ, Moore A, Niba LL, Nicholls SG, Nkangu MN, Lawson DO, Obuku E, Okwen P, Pantoja T, Petkovic J, Petticrew M, Pottie K, Rader T, Ramke J, Riddle A, Shamseer L, Sharp M, Shea B, Tanuseputro P, Tugwell P, Tufte J, Von Elm E, Waddington HS, Wang H, Weeks L, Wells G, White H, Wiysonge CS, Wolfenden L, Young T. Improving social justice in observational studies: protocol for the development of a global and Indigenous STROBE-equity reporting guideline. Int J Equity Health 2023; 22:55. [PMID: 36991403 PMCID: PMC10060140 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-01854-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Addressing persistent and pervasive health inequities is a global moral imperative, which has been highlighted and magnified by the societal and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Observational studies can aid our understanding of the impact of health and structural oppression based on the intersection of gender, race, ethnicity, age and other factors, as they frequently collect this data. However, the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guideline, does not provide guidance related to reporting of health equity. The goal of this project is to develop a STROBE-Equity reporting guideline extension. METHODS We assembled a diverse team across multiple domains, including gender, age, ethnicity, Indigenous background, disciplines, geographies, lived experience of health inequity and decision-making organizations. Using an inclusive, integrated knowledge translation approach, we will implement a five-phase plan which will include: (1) assessing the reporting of health equity in published observational studies, (2) seeking wide international feedback on items to improve reporting of health equity, (3) establishing consensus amongst knowledge users and researchers, (4) evaluating in partnership with Indigenous contributors the relevance to Indigenous peoples who have globally experienced the oppressive legacy of colonization, and (5) widely disseminating and seeking endorsement from relevant knowledge users. We will seek input from external collaborators using social media, mailing lists and other communication channels. DISCUSSION Achieving global imperatives such as the Sustainable Development Goals (e.g., SDG 10 Reduced inequalities, SDG 3 Good health and wellbeing) requires advancing health equity in research. The implementation of the STROBE-Equity guidelines will enable a better awareness and understanding of health inequities through better reporting. We will broadly disseminate the reporting guideline with tools to enable adoption and use by journal editors, authors, and funding agencies, using diverse strategies tailored to specific audiences.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah Funnell
- Department of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Canadian Council on Animal Care, Ottawa, Canada
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- International Health Department, ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
- Institute for Global Health & Development, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Indigenous Health Equity Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Unit of Health Services and Access, Department of Health Systems and Services, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington, DC, USA
- Doctoral School, Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Preventive Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Department of Psychology, Department of Law, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- School of Health and Human Performance, Georgia College, Milledgville, USA
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- Healthcare Research Associates, LLC/S.T.A.R. Initiative, Los Angeles, USA
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- Well Living House, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- General Practice and Primary Healthcare, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity, Ottawa, Canada
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- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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- Applied Health Research Center, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Evidence Based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Africa Centre for Evidence, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Moshi, Tanzania
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- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- College of Health Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon
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- Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Family Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Freelance Health Research Librarian, Ottawa, Canada
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- International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Health Research Board Centre for Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Medicine , University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Cochrane Switzerland, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- London International Development Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine , University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Evidence Based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
- HIV and other Infectious Diseases Research Unit, Durban, South Africa
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- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Centre for Evidence Based Health Care, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Rizvi A, Lawson DO, Young T, Dewidar O, Nicholls S, Akl EA, Little J, Magwood O, Shamseer L, Ghogomu E, Jull JE, Rader T, Bhutta Z, Chamberlain C, Ellingwood H, Greer-Smith R, Hardy BJ, Harwood M, Kennedy M, Kredo T, Loder E, Mahande MJJ, Mbuagbaw L, Nkangu M, Okwen PM, Ramke J, Tufte J, Tugwell P, Wang X, Wiysonge CS, Welch VA. Guidance relevant to the reporting of health equity in observational research: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e056875. [PMID: 35589369 PMCID: PMC9121499 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Health inequities are defined as unfair and avoidable differences in health between groups within a population. Most health research is conducted through observational studies, which are able to offer real-world insights about etiology, healthcare policy/programme effectiveness and the impacts of socioeconomic factors. However, most published reports of observational studies do not address how their findings relate to health equity. Our team seeks to develop equity-relevant reporting guidance as an extension of the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement. This scoping review will inform the development of candidate items for the STROBE-Equity extension. We will operationalise equity-seeking populations using the PROGRESS-Plus framework of sociodemographic factors. As part of a parallel stream of the STROBE-Equity project, the relevance of candidate guideline items to Indigenous research will be led by Indigenous coinvestigators on the team. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute method for conducting scoping reviews. We will evaluate the extent to which the identified guidance supports or refutes our preliminary candidate items for reporting equity in observational studies. These candidate items were developed based on items from equity-reporting guidelines for randomised trials and systematic reviews, developed by members of this team. We will consult with our knowledge users, patients/public partners and Indigenous research steering committee to invite suggestions for relevant guidance documents and interpretation of findings. If the identified guidance suggests the need for additional candidate items, they will be developed through inductive thematic analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION We will follow a principled approach that promotes ethical codevelopment with our community partners, based on principles of cultural safety, authentic partnerships, addressing colonial structures in knowledge production and the shared ownership, interpretation, and dissemination of research. All products of this research will be published as open access.
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- Anita Rizvi
- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- CT Lamont Primary Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Freelance health research librarian, (no affiliation), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Global Child Health, SickKids Center for Global Child Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Global Health & Development, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Centre for Health Equity, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Department of Law, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Healthcare Research Associates, LLC/Strategically Targeting Appropriate Researchers (S.T.A.R.) Initiative, Apple Valley, California, USA
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- University of Ottawa Department of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Petkovic J, Umaefulam V, Wattiaux A, Bartels C, Barnabe C, Greer-Smith R, Hofstetter C, Maxwell L, Shea B, Barton J, Lee AYS, Humphreys J, Beaton D, Tugwell P. Development of an extension of the OMERACT Summary of Measurement Properties table to capture equity considerations: SOMP-Equity. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2021; 51:1300-1310. [PMID: 34625296 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop an equity extension of the OMERACT Summary of Measurement Properties (SOMP) Table, SOMP Equity to describe whether a patient reported outcome measure (PROM) works well among patients of diverse languages and cultures, education levels, and other population characteristics. METHODS We used the PROGRESS-Plus framework to categorize equity characteristics assessed in trials of PROM. PROGRESS refers to Place of residence, Race/ethnicity/culture/language, Occupation, Gender/sex, Religion, Education, Socioeconomic status, and Social Capital, while the 'plus' captures additional characteristics, such as age. We pilot tested our SOMP Equity Extension using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) as a prototypical PROM. RESULTS The SOMP Equity Extension retains the same columns as the original OMERACT SOMP (domain match, feasibility, construct validity, test-retest reliability, longitudinal construct validity, clinical trial discrimination, thresholds of meaning) but uses the PROGRESS-Plus characteristics as rows. We found several examples of studies of the HAQ which had assessed one or more PROGRESS-Plus characteristics. CONCLUSIONS The most commonly reported equity considerations were related to language. OMERACT Equity virtual meeting participants were polled and they indicated that the SOMP Equity Extension is useful for highlighting and tracking equity considerations for OMERACT Core Outcome Measurement Instruments.
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- Jennifer Petkovic
- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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- Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- Healthcare Research Associates, LLC/The S.T.A.R. Initiative, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, The University of Manchester, and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.
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- Institute for Work and Health and Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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Antequera A, Lawson DO, Noorduyn SG, Dewidar O, Avey M, Bhutta ZA, Chamberlain C, Ellingwood H, Francis D, Funnell S, Ghogomu E, Greer-Smith R, Horsley T, Juando-Prats C, Jull J, Kristjansson E, Little J, Nicholls SG, Nkangu M, Petticrew M, Rada G, Rizvi A, Shamseer L, Sharp MK, Tufte J, Tugwell P, Verdugo-Paiva F, Wang H, Wang X, Mbuagbaw L, Welch V. Improving Social Justice in COVID-19 Health Research: Interim Guidelines for Reporting Health Equity in Observational Studies. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:9357. [PMID: 34501949 PMCID: PMC8431098 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18179357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the global imperative to address health inequities. Observational studies are a valuable source of evidence for real-world effects and impacts of implementing COVID-19 policies on the redistribution of inequities. We assembled a diverse global multi-disciplinary team to develop interim guidance for improving transparency in reporting health equity in COVID-19 observational studies. We identified 14 areas in the STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) checklist that need additional detail to encourage transparent reporting of health equity. We searched for examples of COVID-19 observational studies that analysed and reported health equity analysis across one or more social determinants of health. We engaged with Indigenous stakeholders and others groups experiencing health inequities to co-produce this guidance and to bring an intersectional lens. Taking health equity and social determinants of health into account contributes to the clinical and epidemiological understanding of the disease, identifying specific needs and supporting decision-making processes. Stakeholders are encouraged to consider using this guidance on observational research to help provide evidence to close the inequitable gaps in health outcomes.
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- Alba Antequera
- Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada; (D.O.L.); (S.G.N.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada; (D.O.L.); (S.G.N.); (L.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada; (O.D.); (T.H.); (J.L.); (M.N.); (P.T.); (V.W.)
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- Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada;
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- Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada;
- Institute for Global Health & Development, The Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia;
- Ngangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada;
- Public Safety, Ottawa, ON K1A 0P8, Canada
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- Center for Health and Social Issues, School of Health and Human Performance, Georgia College, Milledgville, GA 31061, USA;
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- Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3G2, Canada;
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 5C8, Canada;
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- Healthcare Research Associates, LLC/The S.T.A.R. Initiative, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA;
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada; (O.D.); (T.H.); (J.L.); (M.N.); (P.T.); (V.W.)
- Research Unit, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, ON K1S 5N8, Canada
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- Applied Health Research Center, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada;
- Dalla School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada; (J.J.); (A.R.)
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada;
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada; (O.D.); (T.H.); (J.L.); (M.N.); (P.T.); (V.W.)
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada;
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada; (O.D.); (T.H.); (J.L.); (M.N.); (P.T.); (V.W.)
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- Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK;
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- Epistemonikos Foundation, Santiago 7510299, Chile; (G.R.); (F.V.-P.)
- UC Evidence Center, Cochrane Chile Associated Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago Región Metropolitana, Santiago 8331150, Chile
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada; (J.J.); (A.R.)
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- Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON M5B 1T8, Canada;
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- Health Research Board Centre for Primary Care Research, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin DO2 H638, Ireland;
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada; (O.D.); (T.H.); (J.L.); (M.N.); (P.T.); (V.W.)
- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 5C8, Canada;
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada;
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- Epistemonikos Foundation, Santiago 7510299, Chile; (G.R.); (F.V.-P.)
- UC Evidence Center, Cochrane Chile Associated Center, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago Región Metropolitana, Santiago 8331150, Chile
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada;
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- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada;
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada; (D.O.L.); (S.G.N.); (L.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada; (O.D.); (T.H.); (J.L.); (M.N.); (P.T.); (V.W.)
- Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 5C8, Canada;
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Toupin-April K, Décary S, de Wit M, Meara A, Barton JL, Fraenkel L, Li LC, Brooks P, Shea B, Stacey D, Légaré F, Lydiatt A, Hofstetter C, Proulx L, Christensen R, Voshaar M, Suarez-Almazor ME, Boonen A, Meade T, March L, Jull JE, Campbell W, Alten R, Morgan EM, Kelly A, Kaufman J, Hill S, Maxwell LJ, Guillemin F, Beaton D, El-Miedany Y, Mittoo S, Westrich Robertson T, Bartlett SJ, Singh JA, Mannion M, Nasef SI, de Souza S, Boel A, Adebajo A, Arnaud L, Gill TK, Moholt E, Burt J, Jayatilleke A, Hmamouchi I, Carrott D, Blanco FJ, Mather K, Maharaj A, Sharma S, Caso F, Fong C, Fernandez AP, Mackie S, Nikiphorou E, Jones A, Greer-Smith R, Sloan VS, Akpabio A, Strand V, Umaefulam V, Monti S, Melburn C, Abaza N, Schultz K, Stones S, Kiwalkar S, Srinivasalu H, Constien D, King LK, Tugwell P. Endorsement of the OMERACT core domain set for shared decision making interventions in rheumatology trials: Results from a multi-stepped consensus-building approach. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2021; 51:593-600. [PMID: 33892937 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2021.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To gain consensus on the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) core domain set for rheumatology trials of shared decision making (SDM) interventions. METHODS The process followed the OMERACT Filter 2.1 methodology, and used consensus-building methods, with patients involved since the inception. After developing the draft core domain set in previous research, we conducted five steps: (i) improving the draft core domain set; (ii) developing and disseminating white-board videos to promote its understanding; (iii) conducting an electronic survey to gather feedback on the draft core domain set; (iv) finalizing the core domain set and developing summaries, a plenary session video and discussion boards to promote its understanding; and (v) conducting virtual workshops with voting to endorse the core domain set. RESULTS A total of 167 participants from 28 countries answered the survey (62% were patients/caregivers). Most participants rated domains as relevant (81%-95%) and clear (82%-93%). A total of 149 participants (n = 48 patients/caregivers, 101 clinicians/researchers) participated in virtual workshops and voted on the proposed core domain set which received endorsement by 95%. Endorsed domains are: 1- Knowledge of options, their potential benefits and harms; 2- Chosen option aligned with each patient's values and preferences; 3- Confidence in the chosen option; 4- Satisfaction with the decision-making process; 5- Adherence to the chosen option and 6- Potential negative consequences of the SDM intervention. CONCLUSION We achieved consensus among an international group of stakeholders on the OMERACT core domain set for rheumatology trials of SDM interventions. Future research will develop the Core Outcome Measurement Set. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE Prior to this study, there had been no consensus on the OMERACT core domain set for SDM interventions. The current study shows that the OMERACT core domain set achieved a high level of endorsement by key stakeholders, including patients/caregivers, clinicians and researchers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Karine Toupin-April
- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Roger Guindon Hall, Room 3071, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
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- Department of family medicine and emergency medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
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- OMERACT patient research partner, OMERACT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
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- VA Portland Health Care System, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne and Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Patient Research Partner, Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Ottawa, Canada
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- Section for Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Research, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, & Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sint Maartenskliniek, The Netherlands; Department of Pharmacy, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center and Caphri Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Western Sydney University and Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, The University of Sydney, Australia
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- Patient Research Partner, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Head of Department of Internal Medicine II, Director of Rheumatology Research Center, Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, Osteology, Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, Schlosspark-Klinik, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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- Canberra Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Liverpool Hospital, and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Liverpool, Australia
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- Centre for Health Communication and Participation, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health Communication and Participation, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Centre for Practice Changing Research and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Lorraine, EA 4360 APEMAC, Nancy, France
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- Institute for Work & Health, Institute Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Canterbury Christ Church University, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Patient research partner, International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis (AiArthritis), United States
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- Divisions of Clinical Epidemiology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Trials Unit, McGill University, Research Institute - McGill University Health Centre, Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Rheumatology, Montreal, Canada
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
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- Patient Research Partner, Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Rheumatology, CRMR RESO, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Eastern Health, St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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- Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Rheumatology, Temara Hospital, Laboratory of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology (LBRCE), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco
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- Patient Research Partner, Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis Scotland, Nethy Bridge, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- INIBIC-Instituto de Investigación Biomedica da Coruña, Rheumatologist, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Universidad de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal; Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Eastern Clinical Research Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, University of Leeds, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, UK; Rheumatology Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Patient Research Partner, President/CEO, Healthcare Research Associates, LLC/S.T.A.R. Initiative, Ambassador, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Apple Valley, CA, United States
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- Sheng Consulting LLC, Flemington, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey United State
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- Internal Medicine Department, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria
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- Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Standford University, California, United States
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- Department of Rheumatology, Policlinico S. Matteo, IRCCS Fondazione, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Patient Research Partner, Health Advocate, Consultant and Research, Collaboro Consulting by Simon R. Stones, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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- Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, GW University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Division of Rheumatology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
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- Patient Research Partner, Central Regional Lead, Advocacy Leadership Board Chair, International Foundation of Autoimmune Autoinflammatory Arthritis (AiArthritis), Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Johnson R, Ingram D, Gordon BS, Davis P, Greer-Smith R. Community-Initiated Research Engagement: Equitable Partnership Delivering Research-Ready Faith-Based Ambassadors. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2021; 14:197-206. [PMID: 33416641 DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2020.0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Faith-based communities supporting diverse and underserved communities are increasingly being recognized by health researchers as valued partners for research engagement. Although the "why engage" is clearly documented, the how and lessons learned is less well evidenced. OBJECTIVES This article describes community-academic collaboration initiated by African American faith-based church leaders to foster equitable partnership, engagement and shared decision making in patient-centered health research initiatives. METHODS A phased process of relationship and capacity building was used to found and operationalize a mixed stakeholder community advisory board (CAB). Core phases presented in this article are (1) pre-CAB capacity building, (2) developing the CAB vision and mission, (3) extending CAB capacity, and (4) sustaining CAB capacity. LESSONS LEARNED Collaborative governance and shared goal setting delivers research engagement which supports the data needs and aspirations of faith-based communities. CONCLUSIONS Faith-based communities have the capacity to design and deliver community appropriate governance for research engagement.
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Petkovic J, Riddle A, Akl EA, Khabsa J, Lytvyn L, Atwere P, Campbell P, Chalkidou K, Chang SM, Crowe S, Dans L, Jardali FE, Ghersi D, Graham ID, Grant S, Greer-Smith R, Guise JM, Hazlewood G, Jull J, Katikireddi SV, Langlois EV, Lyddiatt A, Maxwell L, Morley R, Mustafa RA, Nonino F, Pardo JP, Pollock A, Pottie K, Riva J, Schünemann H, Simeon R, Smith M, Stein AT, Synnot A, Tufte J, White H, Welch V, Concannon TW, Tugwell P. Protocol for the development of guidance for stakeholder engagement in health and healthcare guideline development and implementation. Syst Rev 2020; 9:21. [PMID: 32007104 PMCID: PMC6995157 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-020-1272-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stakeholder engagement has become widely accepted as a necessary component of guideline development and implementation. While frameworks for developing guidelines express the need for those potentially affected by guideline recommendations to be involved in their development, there is a lack of consensus on how this should be done in practice. Further, there is a lack of guidance on how to equitably and meaningfully engage multiple stakeholders. We aim to develop guidance for the meaningful and equitable engagement of multiple stakeholders in guideline development and implementation. METHODS This will be a multi-stage project. The first stage is to conduct a series of four systematic reviews. These will (1) describe existing guidance and methods for stakeholder engagement in guideline development and implementation, (2) characterize barriers and facilitators to stakeholder engagement in guideline development and implementation, (3) explore the impact of stakeholder engagement on guideline development and implementation, and (4) identify issues related to conflicts of interest when engaging multiple stakeholders in guideline development and implementation. DISCUSSION We will collaborate with our multiple and diverse stakeholders to develop guidance for multi-stakeholder engagement in guideline development and implementation. We will use the results of the systematic reviews to develop a candidate list of draft guidance recommendations and will seek broad feedback on the draft guidance via an online survey of guideline developers and external stakeholders. An invited group of representatives from all stakeholder groups will discuss the results of the survey at a consensus meeting which will inform the development of the final guidance papers. Our overall goal is to improve the development of guidelines through meaningful and equitable multi-stakeholder engagement, and subsequently to improve health outcomes and reduce inequities in health.
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- Jennifer Petkovic
- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Clinical Research Institute, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Bruyère Research Institute, 85 Primrose Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP) Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, University of the Philippines-Manila, Taft Ave, 1000, Manila, Philippines
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- National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, Australia
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, 1050 Wishard Blvd, RG 6046, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine Oregon Health & Science, University School of Medicine and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Portland, USA
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- School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, 200 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 3AX, UK
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- Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group, London, Ontario, Canada
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- The Cochrane Collaboration, Cochrane Consumer Network, London, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, USA
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Statistics, IRCCS - Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
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- Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP) Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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- Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,Primary Care Research Group and Equity Methods Group, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Cochrane Canada and McMaster GRADE Centre, Hamilton, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Cochrane Consumer Executive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre - UFCSPA, Rua Sarmento Leite 245, Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170, Brazil
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- Centre for Health Communication and Participation, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.,Cochrane Australia, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Alfred Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.,Journal of Development Studies and Journal of Development Effectiveness, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose Ave East, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,The Campbell Collaboration, Oslo, Norway
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- The RAND Corporation, Boston, MA, USA.,Tufts Clinical & Translational Science Institute, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- University of Ottawa, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Canada.,Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa, Canada.,University of Ottawa, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Canada
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Richmond A, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Perez-Stable EJ, Menon U, Hughes-Halbert C, Watson KS, Greer-Smith R, Clyatt C, Tobin JN, Wilkins CH. Proceedings of the 2017 Advancing the Science of Community Engaged Research (CEnR) Conference. BMC Proc 2019; 13:3. [PMID: 31019549 PMCID: PMC6474049 DOI: 10.1186/s12919-019-0164-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To address an urgent need to advance the field of community engaged research, faculty at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College organized the national meeting "Advancing the Science of Community Engaged Research (CEnR): Innovative & Effective Methods of Stakeholder Engagement in Translational Research, Washington, DC September 14-15, 2017 (See Additional file 1). These meetings brought together a diverse group of stakeholders to share community engaged research evidence and practical knowledge for implementing new and enhancing existing research programs. The conference series' goals were: 1) to expand the scientific basis for the community engaged research field by convening researchers, community partners, patient advocacy organizations, and others to share innovative methods and strategies; 2) to engage community representatives and patient advocates in the development of new approaches in community engaged research by meaningfully involving them in the planning, as speakers and presenters, and as conference participants; and 3) to catalyze innovative community engaged research using interactive meeting methods that promote learning, support collective problem solving, and encourage new conceptual frameworks. These conferences have advanced community engagement across the translational research spectrum in biomedical research. For the 2017 meeting, described here, the overarching theme was Innovative and Effective Methods of Stakeholder Engagement in Translational Research. METHODS The forum was attended by over 210 participants. This conference used novel approaches to fulfill its objectives of participant diversity, meaningful stakeholder engagement, and eliciting varied distinct perspectives to advance the science of community engaged research. Innovative strategies for the conference included: Think Tanks focused on emerging community engaged research topics or topics in need of urgent attention. These dynamic group sessions provided for freely sharing ideas with the purpose of creating change and facilitating new research collaborations. Learning Labs offered unique opportunities to gain practical knowledge regarding innovative methods in community engaged research. Learning Labs also facilitated the wide broadcast of locally successful engagement methods with the goal of speeding the uptake and implementation of community engaged methods. Travel Scholarships were provided for twenty community and patient representatives to participate in the conference. The lack of travel funds was a significant barrier to stakeholder participation in prior community engaged research meetings. The scholarships expanded the role of community and patient representatives in setting research priorities and promoting methods development. Meaningful Engagement meant that community members and patients participated in decision making on all aspects of the conference planning, including the selection of themes, topics, and speakers, and were fully integrated into the conference as speakers, panelists, and moderators. CONCLUSIONS Community and stakeholder engagement can directly impact research by enhancing clinical trial design, increasing relevance, and increasing recruitment, accrual and retention (Staley K.: Exploring Impact: Public 53 Involvement in NHS, Public Health and Social Care Research - INVOLVE.; 2009, Johnson et al Clin Transl Sci 8:388-54 390, 2015, Joosten et al Acad Med 90:1646-1650, 2015). The 2017 Advancing the Science of Community Engaged Research meeting, Innovative and Effective Methods of Stakeholder Engagement in Translational Research facilitated meaningful engagement of diverse stakeholder groups including racial and ethnic minorities, community and patient representatives, and junior investigators. Of 210 attendees, 72 completed the evaluation, and, of those, 36% self-affiliated as community members, and 21% as patient/caregiver advocacy, faith-based, or tribal organization members. This conference 1) represented a step toward expanding the scientific basis for the community engaged research (CEnR) field; 2) catalyzed innovative community engaged research; and 3) enhanced the reach and impact of the scientific developments emerging from pioneering work in community engagement.
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- Al Richmond
- Community Campus Partnerships for Health, Raleigh, NC 27605 USA
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- Clinical Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
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- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD 20892-5465 USA
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- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612 USA
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- University of Illinois at Chicago Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
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- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Washington, DC 20036 USA
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- Vice President for Health Equity, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Executive Director, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208 USA
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Concannon TW, Grant S, Welch V, Petkovic J, Selby J, Crowe S, Synnot A, Greer-Smith R, Mayo-Wilson E, Tambor E, Tugwell P. Practical Guidance for Involving Stakeholders in Health Research. J Gen Intern Med 2019; 34:458-463. [PMID: 30565151 PMCID: PMC6420667 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4738-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stakeholder engagement is increasingly common in health research, with protocols for engaging multiple stakeholder groups becoming normative in patient-centered outcomes research. Previous work has focused on identifying relevant stakeholder groups with whom to work and on working with stakeholders in evidence implementation. This paper draws on the expertise of a team from four countries-Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA-to provide researchers with practical guidance for carrying out multi-stakeholder-engaged projects: we present a list of questions to assist in selecting appropriate roles and modes of engagement; we introduce a matrix to help summarize engagement activities; and we provide a list of online resources. This guidance, matrix, and list of resources can assist researchers to consider more systematically which stakeholder groups to involve, in what study roles, and by what modes of engagement. By documenting how stakeholders are paired up with specific roles, the matrix also provides a potential structure for evaluating the impact of stakeholder engagement.
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- Thomas W Concannon
- The RAND Corporation, Boston, MA, USA.
- Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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- University of Ottawa Centre for Global Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
- Cochrane Australia, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Medical Technology Policy, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Mbuagbaw L, Aves T, Shea B, Jull J, Welch V, Taljaard M, Yoganathan M, Greer-Smith R, Wells G, Tugwell P. Considerations and guidance in designing equity-relevant clinical trials. Int J Equity Health 2017; 16:93. [PMID: 28583125 PMCID: PMC5460332 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-017-0591-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Health research has documented disparities in health and health outcomes within and between populations. When these disparities are unfair and avoidable they may be referred to as health inequities. Few trials attend to factors related to health inequities, and there is limited understanding about how to build consideration of health inequities into trials. Due consideration of health inequities is important to inform the design, conduct and reporting of trials so that research can build evidence to more effectively address health inequities and importantly, ensure that inequities are not aggravated. In this paper, we discuss approaches to integrating health equity-considerations in randomized trials by using the PROGRESS Plus framework (Place of residence, Race/ethnicity/culture/language, Occupation, Gender, Religion, Education, Socio-economic status, Social capital and "Plus" that includes other context specific factors) and cover: (i) formulation of research questions, (ii) two specific scenarios relevant to trials about health equity and (iii) describe how the PROGRESS Plus characteristics may influence trial design, conduct and analyses. This guidance is intended to support trialists designing equity-relevant trials and lead to better design, conduct, analyses and reporting, by addressing two main issues: how to avoid aggravating inequity among research participants and how to produce information that is useful to decision-makers who are concerned with health inequities.
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- Lawrence Mbuagbaw
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. .,Biostatistics Unit, Father Sean O'Sullivan's Research Centre, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Avenue East, 3rd Floor Martha Wing, Room H321, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada.
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Center for Practice Changing Research and School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
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- University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M2, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.,School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Bruyère Research Institute, Bruyère Continuing Care and University of Ottawa, 85 Primrose, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Healthcare Research Associates, 2700 Concord Place, Hazel Crest, IL, USA
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- School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,Cardiovascular Research Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, K1Y4W7, Canada.,Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.,Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.,WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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Gerard MN, Cohen M, Greer-Smith R. Personal touch: personal health records for consumers of healthcare. J Healthc Inf Manag 2009; 23:26-30. [PMID: 19663161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
Personal health records (PHRs) consist of medical records that the consumer collects from each of their healthcare providers, plus any health information that the consumer adds. Sharing information from the PHR with providers enables the consumer and provider to work together. Use of data in the PHR can help reduce or eliminate duplicate procedures or processes. This helps save time and healthcare dollars. It can help the consumer receive better, more coordinated healthcare. In addition, PHRs will eventually have the impact of empowering consumers as never before to make informed healthcare choices and have a positive impact on the overall cost of healthcare. This article is part of a series of unpublished essays titled A Community View on How Personal Health Records Can Improve Patient Care and Outcomes in Many Healthcare Settings, a collaborative project of Northern Illinois Physicians For Connectivity and the Coalition for Quality and Patient Safety of Chicagoland. For further information on how you can obtain copies of the complete work, contact the principle Dr. Stasia Kahn at Stash5@sbcglobal.net.
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- Mary N Gerard
- College of American Pathologists, SNOMED Terminology Solutions, USA
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