Exhibit 3. Literature Review Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Guide to Patient and Family Engagement: Environmental Scan Report

Exhibit 3. Literature Review Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Higher priority	Lower priority or excluded
Study target audience characteristics related to patient and family engagement around safety or quality. Describe elements of organizational culture and infrastructure related to patient and family engagement in safety or quality, including building partnerships among patients, families, and health care professionals. Describe interventions for patient and family engagement. Use qualitative and quantitative research methods, including meta-analyses and literature reviews. Describe theories related to patient and family engagement.	Focus on only history or value of patient and family engagement. Focus on only safety or quality without addressing patient or family engagement. Focus on only patient- and family-centered care without addressing safety or quality. Focus on only specific conditions, topics, issues, treatment decisions, or behaviors. Are opinion or editorial pieces.

Higher priority

Lower priority or excluded

Study target audience characteristics related to patient and family engagement around safety or quality.
Describe elements of organizational culture and infrastructure related to patient and family engagement in safety or quality, including building partnerships among patients, families, and health care professionals.
Describe interventions for patient and family engagement.
Use qualitative and quantitative research methods, including meta-analyses and literature reviews.
Describe theories related to patient and family engagement.

Focus on only history or value of patient and family engagement.
Focus on only safety or quality without addressing patient or family engagement.
Focus on only patient- and family-centered care without addressing safety or quality.
Focus on only specific conditions, topics, issues, treatment decisions, or behaviors.
Are opinion or editorial pieces.

Current as of May 2012

Internet Citation: Exhibit 3. Literature Review Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria: Guide to Patient and Family Engagement: Environmental Scan Report. May 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyex3.html