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This chapter has provided practical advice on how to incorporate research evidence about patient views in the guideline process using examples. There are many more examples and more detailed guidance available in the references. However, there are still gaps in these methods, and guideline developers may need to develop novel methods when there are gaps. We suggest the following if no guidance is available:

  • be transparent about what was done or not done
  • document in the guideline or evidence syntheses what was done
  • determine if it is possible to adapt methods for including stakeholder views from other fields to methods for including patient views in guideline development
  • conduct research into what does and does not work, and
  • share experiences.

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How can we plan for using research about patient views? > At what stage of the guideline development process can research evidence about patient views be used? > What types of research can provide evidence about patient views? > How can we search for research about patient views? > How can the certainty of evidence on patient views be assessed? > How can the research be summarised and presented for use? > How can research evidence be summarised in the guideline? > What to do when no methods are available? > Acknowledgements > References >
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