Panel Survey Approach

The panel survey is not intended to replace primary studies of patient values and preferences. The panel survey approach was developed by a core team from the MAGIC Evidence Ecosystem Foundation in collaboration with BMJ Rapid Recommendations to structure the inference process about patient values. The panel survey is a structured method for asking guideline panellists to estimate how patients in the target population would value trade-offs between benefits, harms, and burdens. All panellists may participate in the panel survey, including clinicians, content experts, methodologists, and patient or public partners. The panel survey presents the best available evidence and guides panels to systematically consider patient perspectives when patient-preference evidence is absent, limited, or inconsistent.