Development of an international template to support patient submissions in Health Technology Assessments.

OBJECTIVES: To develop an international template to support patient submissions in Health Technology Assessments (HTAs). This was to be based on the experience and feedback from the implementation and use of the Scottish Medicines Consortium's (SMC) Summary Information for Patient Groups (SIP). METHODS: To gather feedback on the SMC experience, web-based surveys were conducted with pharmaceutical companies and patient groups familiar with the SMC SIP. Semistructured interviews with representatives from HTA bodies were undertaken, along with patient group discussions with those less familiar with the SIP, to explore issues around the approach. These qualitative data informed the development of an international SIP template. RESULTS: Survey data indicated that 82 percent (18 of 22 respondents) of pharmaceutical company representatives felt that the SIP was worthwhile; 88 percent (15/17) of patient group respondents found the SIP helpful. Both groups highlighted the need for additional support and guidance around plain language summaries. Further suggestions included provision of a glossary of terms and cost-effectiveness information. Patient group interviews supported the survey findings and led to the development of a new template. HTA bodies raised potential challenges around buy-in, timing, and bias connected to the SIP approach. CONCLUSIONS: The international SIP template is another approach to support deliberative processes in HTA. Although challenges remain around writing summaries for lay audiences, along with feasibility considerations for HTA bodies, the SIP approach should support more meaningful patient involvement in HTAs.

Evaluation of patient involvement strategies in health technology assessment in Spain: the viewpoint of HTA researchers.

OBJECTIVE: The Spanish Network of Agencies for Assessing National Health System Technologies and Performance (RedETS) defined a patient involvement (PI) framework for health technology assessment (HTA) activities in 2016. The aim of this study is to evaluate the process and impact of those PI initiatives that were implemented in the first year following the publication of this new framework. METHODS: A survey was sent to those HTA researchers who implemented PI in RedETS projects. Responses were reviewed by two authors. An adapted thematic analysis was performed and the results were later discussed by all authors. RESULTS: Six responses from six agencies/units were analyzed. The objectives of PI initiatives were the following: inclusion of patient perspectives, preferences and values; elicitation of important health outcomes measures; and barriers, facilitators, or suggestions for implementation. Different methods were used for PI: surveys, focus groups, in depth interviews, and participation in an expert panel. Five main themes emerged: (i) challenges with the recruitment process, (ii) needs identified, (iii) impact of PI, (iv) lessons learned, and (v) suggestions for the future. CONCLUSIONS: PI initiatives within the RedETS framework were tailored to each HTA project, its specific goals and the individual needs and resources of each HTA agency. The results also pointed out how PI has a relevant impact that has enriched RedETS products providing key information on experiences, values, and preferences of patients, contributions that benefit the HTA and the process of drawing up recommendations. The main challenges were related to recruitment processes and capacity building.

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Reflexiones en torno a la relación terapéutica. ¿Falta de tiempo? / In regard to the therapeutic relationship. Lac of time?

A lo largo de la trayectoria de la disciplina de Enfermería, la relación persona-enfermera aparece como una constante tanto en la literatura como en las publicaciones científicas. Así, las grandes teóricas de la profesión nos definen Enfermería como una relación que ayuda, que acompaña a la persona, dentro de su entorno, a vivir experiencias de salud. Pero a nivel práctico, la relación terapéutica es escasa; escasez que se agrava en el hospital por la ruptura con el entorno propio. La variable tiempo en el sistema sanitario actual en el que impera la tecnología, el control del coste, la rapidez en el diagnostico y la eficacia del tratamiento, la convierten en un valor oro. En este contexto la relación de la enfermera se resume en una reproducción de estereotipos verbales y no verbales. El objetivo esta revisión es conocer la formación académica del personal de enfermería en materia de relación terapéutica. Tras una revisión bibliográfica exhaustiva de producción española sobre la formación en este campo, se ha llegado a la conclusión de que la relación enfermera-paciente emerge como asignatura pendiente. Una adecuada formación pre y post-graduada son necesarias y demandadas por los profesionales (AU)

During the whole evolution of the nursing discipline, the nurse-patient relationship seems to be a constant issue in the literature and in the scientific publications. There are important nursing theorists that define nursing as a helping relationship, that accompany to the patient to live healthy experiences. However, in the day by day nursing practice, the relationship is limited and also it gets aggravated in the hospital due to the patient's rupture with their normal environment. The time variable in the actual health system, where issues such as technology, expenditures, costs and treatment efficacy are primarily matter, time became a 'gold value'. In this context and situation, the nurse's behavior tends to reproduce the verbal and non-verbal stereotypes. The objective of this study was to find out the nursing knowledge and training they have about the nurse-patient relationship. The methodology used was an exhaustive review of Spanish publications about nurse's education in this particular area. The conclusion was that their knowledge about nurse-patient relationship is a pending subject. It was also found, that a proper training for students and post graduated nurses are needed and demanded (AU)