Supplementary material: An evaluation of stakeholder engagement in comparative effectiveness research: lessons learned from SWOG S1415CD

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posted on 2024-05-03, 15:55 authored by Ari Bell-Brown, Kate Watabayashi, Karma Kreizenbeck, Scott D Ramsey, Aasthaa Bansal, William E Barlow, Gary H Lyman, Dawn L. Hershman, Anne Marie Mercurio, Barbara Segarra-Vazquez, Florence Kurttila, Jamie S Myers, John D Golenski, Judy Johnson, Robert L Erwin, Guneet Walia, Jeffrey Crawford, Sean D Sullivan

These are peer-reviewed supplementary materials for the article 'An evaluation of stakeholder engagement in comparative effectiveness research: lessons learned from SWOG S1415CD' published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research.

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Aim: Stakeholder engagement is central to comparative effectiveness research yet there are gaps in definitions of success. We used a framework developed by Lavallee et al. defining effective engagement criteria to evaluate stakeholder engagement during a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial. Methods: Semistructured interviews were developed from the framework and completed to learn about members’ experiences. Interviews were analyzed in a deductive approach for themes related to the effective engagement criteria. Results: Thirteen members participated and described: respect for ideas, time to achieve consensus, access to information and continuous feedback as areas of effective engagement. The primary criticism was lack of diversity. Discussion: Feedback was positive, particularly among themes of respect, trust and competence, and led to development of a list of best practices for engagement. The framework was successful for evaluating engagement. Conclusion: Standardized frameworks allow studies to formally evaluate their stakeholder engagement approach and develop best practices for future research.