The Impact of COVID-19 on Patient, Family Member, and Stakeholder Research Engagement: Insights from the PREPARE NOW Study.
J Gen Intern Med
; 37(Suppl 1): 64-72, 2022 04.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Little is known about the impact of COVID-19 on patient, family member, and stakeholder patient-centered outcomes research engagement.OBJECTIVE:
To answer the research questions (1) What is the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of patients with kidney disease and their families? (2) What is the impact of COVID-19 on research engagement for patient and family member research team members who are themselves at very high risk for poor COVID-19 outcomes? and (3) How can we help patients, family members, and stakeholder team members engage in research during COVID-19?DESIGN:
We conducted virtual semi-structured interviews with patient and family member co-investigators and kidney disease stakeholders from the PREPARE NOW study during November 2020. The interview guide included questions about participants' experiences with the impact of COVID-19 on research engagement.PARTICIPANTS:
Seven patient and family member co-investigators and eight kidney disease stakeholders involved in a kidney disease patient-centered outcomes research project participated in the interviews, data analysis, and writing this manuscript.APPROACH:
We used a content analysis approach and identified the main themes using an inductive process. KEYRESULTS:
Respondents reported three main ways that COVID-19 has impacted their lives emotional impact, changing behaviors, and changes in health care delivery. The majority of respondents reported no negative impact of COVID-19 on their ability to engage in this research project. Suggestions for patient-centered outcomes research during COVID-19 and other emergencies include virtual research activities; active engagement; and promoting trust, honesty, transparency, and authenticity.CONCLUSIONS:
COVID-19 has had a significant negative impact on patient, family member, and stakeholder research team members; however, this has not resulted in less research engagement. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02722382.Palavras-chave
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