{"id":44,"date":"2021-02-04T16:17:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T16:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pcor-guide\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-02-21T00:32:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:32:22","slug":"what-is-pcor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pcor-guide\/what-is-pcor\/","title":{"rendered":"What is PCOR?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"row purple-divider\"  id=\"row-91782431\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-837718520\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4 col-divided\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-34318463\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-34318463 {\n  padding-top: 45px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3>A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-302094122\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1102810666\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1102810666 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p class=\"lead\">Patient-centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) means that patients are equal members of the research team at every step of the research process from ideas through dissemination.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1548208361\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1548208361 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Why engage patients and caregivers in research?<\/h3>\n\t<div id=\"gap-816454061\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-816454061 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-equal align-center\"  id=\"row-1457361885\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-302280260\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(65, 117, 134);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"message-box relative dark\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px;\"><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" style=\"background-color:rgb(65, 117, 134);\"><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1205550379\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1700989529\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1905741086\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1905741086 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p class=\"lead\">To influence research to be patient-centered, relevant, and useful\u200b<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1572665740\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(84, 110, 183);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"message-box relative dark\" style=\"padding-top:31px;padding-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" style=\"background-color:rgb(84, 110, 183);\"><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1081933069\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1081933069 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1739264876\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-648980634\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-166992624\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"lead\">To establish trust and a sense of legitimacy in research findings<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-166992624 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-166992624 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-150576596\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(160, 129, 166);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"message-box relative dark\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:15px;\"><div class=\"message-box-bg-image bg-fill fill\" ><\/div><div class=\"message-box-bg-overlay bg-fill fill\" style=\"background-color:rgb(134, 108, 139);\"><\/div><div class=\"container relative\"><div class=\"inner last-reset\">\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-625319475\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1539795955\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2720283578\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"lead\">To encourage successful uptake and use of research results by patients and community members<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2720283578 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-2720283578 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1888948920\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1888948920 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-207394256\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1271221100\" class=\"col medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2045071210\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Definitions\u200b<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30%\">\n<h3 class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\"><strong>Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60%\">\n<p class=\"lead\">Studies questions and outcomes that are meaningful and important to patients and caregivers.\u200b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30%\">\n<h3 class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\"><strong>Patient Engagement<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60%\">\n<p class=\"lead\">Meaningful involvement of patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders as equal members throughout the research process.\u200b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 30%\">\n<h3 class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\"><strong>Comparative Effectiveness Research<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60%\">\n<p class=\"lead\">The direct comparison of two or more existing healthcare interventions to determine which interventions work best for which patients and which interventions pose the greatest benefits and harms. \u200b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Definitions from PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute)<\/u>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcori.org\/glossary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.pcori.org\/glossary<\/a>.&nbsp;\u200b<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1288823353\" class=\"col medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank-title-center.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pcor-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pcor-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pcor-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pcor-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pcor-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pcor-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":641,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pcor-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions\/641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pcor-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}