title: Engaging patients with heart failure into the design of health system interventions: Impact on research methods.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to engage patients with heart failure (HF) to assess if changes are needed in a research study design, methods and outcomes when transferring interventions used in urban/community hospitals to rural hospital settings. A qualitative structured interview was conducted with eight patients with a diagnosis of HF admitted to two rural hospitals. Patients validated the study design, measures and outcomes, but identified one area that should be added to the study protocol, symptom experience. Results validated that the intervention, methods and outcomes for the planned study were important, but modifications to the study protocol resulted. Patient engagement in the conceptualization of research is essential to guide patient-centered studies.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Nursing, 610 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: newhouse@iu.edu.
authors.forename: Robin P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Newhouse
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Nursing, 655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Meg
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johantgen
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Nursing, 655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Sue A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Nursing, 655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Nina M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Trocky
authors.affiliation: John Hopkins School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205-2110, USA.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dennison-Himmelfarb
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Sungshin Women's University, 76ga-gil 55, 01133, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jooyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheon
authors.affiliation: Riverside Tappahannock Hospital, 618 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, VA 22560, USA.
authors.forename: Wanda
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Riverside Tappahannock Hospital, 618 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, VA 22560, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.affiliation: Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, 9507 Hospital Avenue, Nassawadox, VA 23413, USA.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pruitt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design
keywords: Heart failure; Patient engagement; Research design; Rural hospital