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18-10-2021 | Commentary

Transforming challenges into opportunities: conducting health preference research during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Auteurs: Manraj N. Kaur, Richard L. Skolasky, Philip A. Powell, Feng Xie, I-Chan Huang, Ayse Kuspinar, John L. O’Dwyer, Amy M. Cizik, Donna Rowen

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 4/2022

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Abstract

The disruptions to health research during the COVID-19 pandemic are being recognized globally, and there is a growing need for understanding the pandemic’s impact on the health and health preferences of patients, caregivers, and the general public. Ongoing and planned health preference research (HPR) has been affected due to problems associated with recruitment, data collection, and data interpretation. While there are no “one size fits all” solutions, this commentary summarizes the key challenges in HPR within the context of the pandemic and offers pragmatic solutions and directions for future research. We recommend recruitment of a diverse, typically under-represented population in HPR using online, quota-based crowdsourcing platforms, and community partnerships. We foresee emerging evidence on remote, and telephone-based HPR modes of administration, with further studies on the shifts in preferences related to health and healthcare services as a result of the pandemic. We believe that the recalibration of HPR, due to what one would hope is an impermanent change, will permanently change how we conduct HPR in the future.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Transforming challenges into opportunities: conducting health preference research during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Auteurs
Manraj N. Kaur
Richard L. Skolasky
Philip A. Powell
Feng Xie
I-Chan Huang
Ayse Kuspinar
John L. O’Dwyer
Amy M. Cizik
Donna Rowen
Publicatiedatum
18-10-2021
Uitgeverij
Springer International Publishing
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 4/2022
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-03012-y

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