Abstract
PRIMARY TRACK
Guideline development
SECONDARY TRACK
Guidelines for patients
BACKGROUND (INTRODUCTION)
Patient-centered care necessitates engagement of consumers in: shaping the research agenda; critiquing scientific evidence; and knowledge transfer activities. Our strategy is to include consumers as full partners in peer review research teams. We are investigating the role of Peer Support (PS) for individuals with early inflammatory arthritis (IA) to augment current care. The data on PS have not been synthesized. We have partnered with the Cochrane Collaboration (CC), who is doing the meta-analysis of the quantitative literature on PS in chronic diseases (PSCD), and have been funded by CIHR to do a meta-ethnography of the qualitative data. Two consumers with IA are participating in the meta-ethnography.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES (TRAINING GOALS)
To develop an understanding of the role of PSCD. Create simple, evidence-based guidelines for patients and providers for this intervention.
METHODS
A search strategy and literature search on PSCD was performed. Abstracts were screened by two reviewers and relevant articles retrieved. Reviewers independently evaluated papers using a quality assessment tool and coded eligible papers. The meta-ethnography will be performed. Simple guidelines will be developed upon completion of the synthesis.
RESULTS
19,199 abstracts across six chronic diseases (cancer, HIV, CVD, asthma, arthritis, and diabetes) were identified; 1317 abstracts were selected for full-length review. Forty-nine articles went on to quality assessment, of which 22 articles will be included in the meta-ethnography. The meta-ethnography will be completed June 2010. Simple guidelines will be produced in collaboration with CC.
DISCUSSION (CONCLUSION)
The results of meta-ethnography and meta-analysis can be combined to create patient-centered guidelines on PSCD. Consumer involvement in the meta-ethnography may be a powerful tool for knowledge transfer.
TARGET AUDIENCE(S)
Evidence synthesizer, developer of systematic reviews or meta-analyses Guideline developer