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Smirnova N, Lowers J, Cammarata-Mouchtouris A, Dellon EP, Fitzpatrick A, Kavalieratos D. Symptoms and quality of life in adults with cystic fibrosis: A cross-sectional analysis of the InSPIRe:CF trial. J Cyst Fibros 2024; 23:831-835. [PMID: 38461123 PMCID: PMC11380698 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2024.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND People living with cystic fibrosis (CF) experience a high symptom burden. Due to the changing landscape of CF in the era of modulator therapy, we sought to examine the epidemiology of symptoms and their association with quality of life, to help CF clinicians improve symptom screening in clinic. METHODS Using baseline data from a trial of specialist palliative care in adults with CF, we examined symptom prevalence, distress, and association with quality of life (measured with the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Total Score). RESULTS Among 262 participants, median age was 33, and 78% were on modulator therapy. The most common symptoms were lack of energy (n = 194, 74%) and cough (190, 73%), whereas the most distressing were difficulty sleeping (range 0-4, mean 2.19, SD 1.15) and pain (mean 2.04, SD 1.1). The symptoms that impaired quality of life the most were extrapulmonary: lack of energy (average quality of life score -29.8, 95% CI -36.8 to -22.8), feeling sad (-29.8, 95% CI -35.6 to -23.9) and worrying (-28.7, 95% CI -34.9 to -22.5). CONCLUSIONS The symptoms that were associated with the lowest quality of life were extrapulmonary. CF clinicians may consider screening for common symptoms that affect quality of life the most (lack of energy, worrying, difficulty sleeping, feeling irritable, pain, and shortness of breath). These symptoms may identify people living with CF who are most at risk for a decreased quality of life and may benefit from additional support.
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Affiliation(s)
- Natalia Smirnova
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Division of Palliative Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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Smirnova N, Trandel ET, Dubin E, Lowers J, Dellon EP, Hempstead S, Faro A, Tallarico E, Kavalieratos D. Clinician perspectives on barriers and solutions to symptom management in cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros 2023; 22:1100-1103. [PMID: 37263825 PMCID: PMC10687299 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2023.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
People living with cystic fibrosis (PLwCF) experience high symptom burden. 146 clinicians completed online surveys regarding barriers and solutions to symptom management between September and October 2020. The surveys contained both closed-ended and free-text entries. The symptom management specialists that CF clinicians most wished to consult included mental health (88, 65%), palliative care (59, 41%), and pain specialists (48, 33%). Barriers to symptom management included concerns about controlled substances prescribed for symptom control causing addiction and precluding transplantation, a lack of trust and collaboration among clinical specialties, a lack of symptom management specialists with CF expertise, and a worry about the affordability of specialist-level symptom management care. Potential solutions included non-pharmacological approaches, expanding access to affordable specialist symptom management care, the creation of clinical care guidelines for symptom management in CF, and having CF clinicians and symptom management specialists work alongside each other in CF clinic to build interdisciplinary trust and education.
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Affiliation(s)
- Natalia Smirnova
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Basile MJ, Dhingra L, DiFiglia S, Polo J, Portenoy R, Wang J, Walker P, Middour-Oxler B, Linnemann RW, Kier C, Friedman D, Berdella M, Abdullah R, Yonker LM, Markovitz M, Hadjiliadis D, Shiffman M, Fischer F, Pollinger S, Hardcastle M, Chaudhary N, Georgiopoulos AM. Development of a Cystic Fibrosis Primary Palliative Care Intervention: Qualitative Analysis of Patient and Family Caregiver Preferences. J Patient Exp 2023; 10:23743735231161486. [PMID: 36936380 PMCID: PMC10021085 DOI: 10.1177/23743735231161486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
Abstract
To prevent or mitigate chronic illness burden, people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) and their family caregivers need primary (generalist-level) palliative care from the time of diagnosis forward. We used qualitative methods to explore their preferences about a screening-and-triage model ("Improving Life with CF") developed to standardize this care. We purposively sampled and interviewed 14 pwCF and caregivers from 5 Improving Life with CF study sites. Thematic analysis was guided by a priori codes using the National Consensus Project's Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care. Participants included 7 adults and 2 adolescents with CF (3 with advanced disease), 4 parents, 1 partner (7 women; 5 people of color). Few were familiar with palliative care. Illness burden was described in multiple domains, including physical (e.g., dyspnea, pain), psychological (e.g., anxiety), and social (e.g., family well-being; impact on work/school). Most preferred survey-based screening with care coordination by the CF team. Preferences for screening approaches varied. PwCF and caregivers experience illness burden and are receptive to a CF-team delivered primary palliative care screening-and-triage model with flexible processes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Melissa J Basile
- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, New
York, NY, USA
- Melissa J Basile, Center for Health
Innovations and Outcomes Research, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research,
Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
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- MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care, New York, NY,
USA
- Department of Family and Social Medicine,
Albert Einstein
College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, New
York, NY, USA
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- MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care, New York, NY,
USA
- Department of Family and Social Medicine, Department of Neurology,
Albert Einstein
College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine,
Donald and
Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at
Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis and Sleep, Department
of Pediatrics, Emory
University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta,
GA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis and Sleep, Department
of Pediatrics, Emory
University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta,
GA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University Medical
Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical
School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University Medical
Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Pulmonary Division, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children,
Boston, MA, USA
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- Keck Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles,
California, USA (retired)
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of
Medicine, Hospital of
the University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical
School, Boston, MA, USA
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Dubin E, Lowers J, Dellon EP, Hempstead S, Faro A, Tallarico E, Fitzpatrick A, Hunt WR, Kavalieratos D. Prevalence of unmet pain and symptom management needs in adults with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros 2022; 22:352-355. [PMID: 35973901 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2022.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Although people living with CF (PLwCF) commonly report pain and other symptoms, little is known regarding their experiences of living with and accessing treatment for burdensome symptoms. METHODS PLwCF completed online questionnaires assessing symptom prevalence and distress and were also asked about experiences accessing pain and symptom treatment, using both closed-ended and free-text entries. RESULTS Pain was the most prevalent symptom experienced among the 55 participants (76%) and the symptom that most commonly caused distress (64%). PLwCF not on CFTR modulator therapy were likelier to endorse pain as distressing (p = 0.007). Respondents expressed that their pain was commonly underrecognized and undermanaged, they desired a multi-modal approach to treatment, and noted concerns about disease progression affecting their symptom management options. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that PLwCF often have unmet symptom management needs that may impair quality of life.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ethan Dubin
- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
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Sharma PB, Sathe M, Savant AP. Year in Review 2020: Multisystemic impact of cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol 2021; 56:3110-3119. [PMID: 34324789 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Clinical care in cystic fibrosis (CF) has continued to advance over the last several years, particularly with the widespread eligibility and use of highly effective modulator therapy. Improved outcomes and longevity of persons with CF (PwCF) have increased recognition of the multisystem impact of the disease on the daily lives of PwCF. This review will cover a broad array of topics, from diagnosis to multisystem effects related to mental health, endocrine, palliative care, reproductive health, otolaryngology, and cardiac issues. Additionally, worldwide care delivery will be reviewed, demonstrating variation in outcomes based on resources and populations served. This review is part of the CF Year in Review 2020 series, focusing on the multi-system effects of CF. This review focuses on articles from Pediatric Pulmonology but also includes articles published in 2020 from other journals that are of particular interest to clinicians.
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- Preeti B Sharma
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern and Children's Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern and Children's Health, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Basile M, Jojan L, Hobler MR, Dellon EP, Georgiopoulos AM, Goggin JL, Chen E, Goss CH, Hempstead SE, Faro A, Kavalieratos D. Assessing Practices, Beliefs, and Attitudes about Palliative Care among People with Cystic Fibrosis, Their Caregivers, and Clinicians: Results of a Content Analysis. J Palliat Med 2021; 24:1650-1656. [PMID: 33885355 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) experience symptoms affecting quality of life and may benefit from palliative care (PC). Objectives: To present results of content analysis from open-ended survey questions assessing knowledge and experiences with PC among CF stakeholders. Design, Setting, Subjects: Online surveys were sent to CF stakeholders through CF-specific listservs predominantly in the United States. Measurements: Responses to five open-ended questions about CF PC-delivery, health care provider training, and lung transplant-underwent content analysis. Responses were coded using NVivo12 Software™. Results: Forty-eight CF adults, 59 caregivers, and 229 providers responded to the open-ended survey questions. Analysis showed 5 primary categories related to CF PC: (1) stakeholder perceptions of PC for CF, (2) delivering PC to people with CF, (3) conversations about PC for CF, (4) perceptions that PC services are underutilized for people with CF, and (5) beliefs that PC services are critical for people with CF considering or pursuing lung transplant. Analysis showed variation among and within groups in defining PC for CF, when, and how to deliver it. Many respondents felt PC was underutilized in CF. Most saw PC as particularly important when considering lung transplant, managing anxiety around transplant, and for goals of care discussions. Some believed PC and lung transplant were mutually exclusive. Conclusion: Respondents felt PC is underutilized for CF, and that people with CF may miss out on the benefits of PC. Among stakeholders, respondents felt people with CF would benefit from access to primary and secondary PC services.
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- Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York, USA
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Kavalieratos D, Georgiopoulos AM, Dhingra L, Basile MJ, Rabinowitz E, Hempstead SE, Faro A, Dellon EP. Models of Palliative Care Delivery for Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Evidence-Informed Consensus Guidelines. J Palliat Med 2020; 24:18-30. [PMID: 32936045 PMCID: PMC7757696 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects more than 70,000 individuals and their families worldwide. Although outcomes for individuals with CF continue to improve, it remains a life-limiting condition with no cure. Individuals with CF manage extensive symptom and treatment burdens and face complex medical decisions throughout the illness course. Although palliative care has been shown to reduce suffering by alleviating illness-related burdens for people with serious illness and their families, little is known regarding the components and structure of various delivery models of palliative care needed to improve outcomes for people affected by CF. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) assembled an expert panel of clinicians, researchers, individuals with CF, and family caregivers, to develop consensus recommendations for models of best practices for palliative care in CF. Eleven statements were developed based on a systematic literature review and expert opinion, and address primary palliative care, specialty palliative care, and screening for palliative needs. These recommendations are intended to comprehensively address palliative care needs and improve quality of life for individuals with CF at all stages of illness and development, and their caregivers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dio Kavalieratos
- Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Hempstead SE, Fredkin K, Hovater C, Naureckas ET. Patient and Family Participation in Clinical Guidelines Development: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Experience. J Particip Med 2020; 12:e17875. [PMID: 33064090 PMCID: PMC7434055 DOI: 10.2196/17875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Patient and family participation in guideline development is neither standardized nor uniformly accepted in the guideline development community, despite the 2011 Institute of Medicine’s Guidelines We Can Trust and the Guideline International Network’s GIN-Public Toolkit recommendations. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has included patients and/or family members directly in guideline development since 2004. Over time, various strategies for increasing patient and family member participation have been implemented. Surveys of recent patient/family and clinical guidelines committee members have shown that inclusion of individuals with cystic fibrosis and their family members on guidelines committees has provided insight otherwise invisible to clinicians.
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- Community Advisor to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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