Aim: Evaluating stakeholder engagement can capture what meaningful engagement in research entails, how it develops, and how it is experienced by all collaborators. We conducted a scoping review of recent approaches for evaluating engagement in research and present a descriptive overview of our findings. Methods: We searched peer-reviewed journal articles published worldwide in English between January 2013 and June 2018. Results: Our final sample consisted of 17 articles. Various approaches for evaluating stakeholder engagement were identified including qualitative approaches, surveys and engagement logs. Discussion & conclusion: We identified evaluation approaches that varied in quality, detail and methods. Valid, systematic and inclusive approaches that are developed with research partners and are inclusive of diverse perspectives are an important area for future research.

Date Presented 04/04/19 This presentation will highlight the findings of a scoping review examining measurement and evaluation of stakeholder engagement in clinical research. We will also discuss strategies for using our findings to enhance future investigations as an additional strategy for enhancing OT’s distinct value and building capacity for rehabilitation-specific stakeholder engagement. Primary Author and Speaker: Jenny Martinez Contributing Authors: Carin Wong, Karin Saric, Dawn Clayton Bieber, Bonita Perry, Natalie Leland

Despite national efforts to improve nursing home (NH) quality, care remains variable. Health system efforts to drive improvement often begin with a sub-group of NHs before scaling up across the organization. Yet, there is limited evidence on who to target for the first group. This study addressed this gap by examining facility characteristics of early and late adopters within a multi-site pragmatic clinical trial. Data were obtained from the Organizational Readiness to Change Assessment (ORCA), which was completed by expert trainers, and Nursing Home Compare. Early and late adoption was operationalized according to Roger’s Diffusion of Innovations. Sixty-percent of NHs (n=12) were late adopters and 40% (n=8) were early adopters. Between group differences (p<.01) were found in number of health inspection citations and context domain within the ORCA. These findings equip health systems with evidence on how to strategically target partners for initial quality improvement efforts prior to system-wide implementation.