Meaningful Inclusion of Partners in Decision Making

Meaningful Inclusion of Partners in Decision Making is when everyone on the team helps make important decisions from the start of the project to the end of the project. Read about how PCORI explains meaningful inclusion of partners in decision-making.

You can find tools about Meaningful Inclusion of Partners in Decision Making below, which are sorted by their research stage (planning, doing, and sharing).

Planning Research

Developing a Research Question: Choosing a Research Topic—What Do We Want to Learn About?

Use this tool to develop or refine a research question.

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   Ready to Use Developing a Research Question

Evaluating Interventions to Study

Use this PowerPoint presentation to facilitate a conversation about existing interventions to study or adapt. This includes evaluating evidence for the interventions, fit for the research question, and acceptability. The worksheet can be used to summarize the group conversation.

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   Ready to Use Evaluating Interventions to Study PowerPoint

  Evaluating Interventions to Study PowerPoint Instructions

   Ready to Use Evaluating Interventions to Study Word Doc

  Evaluating Interventions to Study Word Doc Instructions

Evaluating Outcome Measures

Use the PowerPoint presentation to facilitate a conversation evaluating measures to use in your study. This includes evaluating evidence for the measures, fit for the research question, and accessibility. The worksheet can be used to summarize the group conversation. 

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   Ready to Use Evaluating Outcome Measures PowerPoint

  Evaluating Outcome Measures PowerPoint Instructions

   Ready to Use Evaluating Outcome Measures Word Doc

  Evaluating Outcome Measures Word Doc Instructions

Deciding who should participate in the research study (eligibility criteria)

Use this tool to talk about and decide who should be eligible for the research study.

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   Ready to Use Research Participant Eligibility Criteria

  Research Participant Eligibility Criteria Instructions

Doing Research

Data Analysis: Figuring out what your team learned from the information (data) you collected

Use this tool to make decisions about data analysis.

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   Ready to Use Data Analysis

  Data Analysis Instructions

Data Collection: Making Choices about Collecting Information to Answer Your Team’s Research Question

Use this tool to make decisions about data collection.

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  Data Collection Instructions