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de Carvalho Corôa R, Ben Charif A, Robitaille V, G. V. Mochcovitch D, Abdoulaye Samri M, Akpo TG, Gogovor A, Blanchette V, Gomes Souza L, Kastner K, M. Achim A, McLean RKD, Milat A, Légaré F. Strategies for involving patients and the public in scaling initiatives in health and social services: A scoping review. Health Expect 2024; 27:e14086. [PMID: 38837509 PMCID: PMC11150745 DOI: 10.1111/hex.14086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Scaling in health and social services (HSS) aims to increase the intended impact of proven effective interventions. Patient and public involvement (PPI) is critical for ensuring that scaling beneficiaries' interests are served. We aimed to identify PPI strategies and their characteristics in the science and practice of scaling in HSS. METHODS In this scoping review, we included any scaling initiative in HSS that used PPI strategies and reported PPI methods and outcomes. We searched electronic databases (e.g., Medline) from inception to 5 February 2024, and grey literature (e.g., Google). Paired reviewers independently selected and extracted eligible reports. A narrative synthesis was performed and we used the PRISMA for Scoping Reviews and the Guidance for Reporting Involvement of Patients and the Public (GRIPP2). FINDINGS We included 110 unique reports out of 24,579 records. In the past 5 years, the evidence on PPI in scaling has increased faster than in any previous period. We found 236 mutually nonexclusive PPI strategies among 120 scaling initiatives. Twenty-four initiatives did not target a specific country; but most of those that did so (n = 96) occurred in higher-income countries (n = 51). Community-based primary health care was the most frequent level of care (n = 103). Mostly, patients and the public were involved throughout all scaling phases (n = 46) and throughout the continuum of collaboration (n = 45); the most frequently reported ethical lens regarding the rationale for PPI was consequentialist-utilitarian (n = 96). Few papers reported PPI recruitment processes (n = 31) or incentives used (n = 18). PPI strategies occurred mostly in direct care (n = 88). Patient and public education was the PPI strategy most reported (n = 31), followed by population consultations (n = 30). CONCLUSIONS PPI in scaling is increasing in HSS. Further investigation is needed to better document the PPI experience in scaling and ensure that it occurs in a meaningful and equitable way. PATIENT AND PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Two patients were involved in this review. They shared decisions on review questions, data collection instruments, protocol design, and findings dissemination. REVIEW REGISTRATION Open Science Framework on 19 August 2020 (https://osf.io/zqpx7/).
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- Roberta de Carvalho Corôa
- VITAM—Centre de recherche en santé durableCentre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de la Capitale‐NationaleQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Unité de soutien au système de santé apprenant QuébecQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Faculty of MedicineUniversité LavalQuebec CityQuebecCanada
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- VITAM—Centre de recherche en santé durableCentre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de la Capitale‐NationaleQuebec CityQuebecCanada
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- Faculty of Business AdministrationUniversité LavalQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Institut National de la Recherche ScientifiqueUniversité LavalQuebec CityQuebecCanada
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- VITAM—Centre de recherche en santé durableCentre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de la Capitale‐NationaleQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Unité de soutien au système de santé apprenant QuébecQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Faculty of MedicineUniversité LavalQuebec CityQuebecCanada
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- VITAM—Centre de recherche en santé durableCentre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de la Capitale‐NationaleQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Department of Human Kinetics and Podiatric MedicineUniversité du Québec à Trois‐RivièresTrois‐RivièresQuebecCanada
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- VITAM—Centre de recherche en santé durableCentre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de la Capitale‐NationaleQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Faculty of MedicineUniversité LavalQuebec CityQuebecCanada
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- VITAM—Centre de recherche en santé durableCentre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de la Capitale‐NationaleQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Faculty of MedicineUniversité LavalQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- CERVO Brain Research CentreQuebec CityQuebecCanada
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- International Development Research CentreOttawaOntarioCanada
- Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesStellenbosch UniversityStellenboschWestern CapeSouth Africa
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- School of Public HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Sydney Health PartnersSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- VITAM—Centre de recherche en santé durableCentre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de la Capitale‐NationaleQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Unité de soutien au système de santé apprenant QuébecQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Faculty of MedicineUniversité LavalQuebec CityQuebecCanada
- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec ‐ Université LavalQuebec CityQuebecCanada
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Torloni MR, Campos LF, Coullaut A, Hartmann K, Opiyo N, Bohren M, Bonet M, Betrán AP. Engaging women to set the research agenda for assisted vaginal birth. Health Expect 2024; 27:e14054. [PMID: 38877659 PMCID: PMC11178515 DOI: 10.1111/hex.14054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Public and patient involvement can provide crucial insights to optimise research by enhancing relevance and appropriateness of studies. The World Health Organization (WHO) engaged in an inclusive process to ensure that both technical experts and women had a voice in defining the research gaps and needs to increase or reintroduce the use of assisted vaginal birth (AVB) in settings where this intervention is needed but unavailable or underused. METHODS We describe the methods and outcomes of online workshops led by WHO to obtain women representatives' perspectives about AVB research gaps and needs. RESULTS After technical experts created a list of research questions based on various evidence syntheses, WHO organised four online workshops with 31 women's representatives from 27 mostly low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries. Women rated the importance and priority of the research questions proposed by the technical experts, improving and broadening some of them, added new questions, and voiced their main concerns and views about AVB. Women helped to put the research questions into context in their communities, highlighted neglected factors/dimensions that influence practices and affect women's experience during labour and childbirth, underscored less salient consequences of AVB, and highlighted the main concerns of women about research on AVB. The consolidated vision of technical experts and women's representatives resulted in a technical brief published by WHO. The technical brief is expected to stimulate global research and action closely aligned with women's priorities. CONCLUSIONS We describe a successful experience of engaging women, mostly from LMICs, in the identification of research gaps and needs to reintroduce AVB use. This process contributed to better aligning research questions with women's views, concerns, and priorities. Given the scarcity of reports about engaging women from LMICs to optimise research, this successful experience can serve as an inspiration for future work. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Women representatives were involved at every stage of the workshops described in full in this manuscript.
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- Maria R Torloni
- Evidence Based Health Care Post-graduate Program, Sao Paulo Federal University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Gender and Women's Health Unit, School of Population and Global Health, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Vidyasagaran AL, Ayesha R, Boehnke J, Kirkham J, Rose L, Hurst J, Miranda JJ, Rana RZ, Vedanthan R, Faisal M, Siddiqi N. Core outcome sets for trials of interventions to prevent and to treat multimorbidity in low- and middle-income countries: the COSMOS study. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2024:2024.01.29.24301589. [PMID: 38352562 PMCID: PMC10863036 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.29.24301589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Introduction The burden of multimorbidity is recognised increasingly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), creating a strong emphasis on the need for effective evidence-based interventions. A core outcome set (COS) appropriate for the study of multimorbidity in LMIC contexts does not presently exist. This is required to standardise reporting and contribute to a consistent and cohesive evidence-base to inform policy and practice. We describe the development of two COS for intervention trials aimed at the prevention and treatment of multimorbidity in LMICs. Methods To generate a comprehensive list of relevant prevention and treatment outcomes, we conducted a systematic review and qualitative interviews with people with multimorbidity and their caregivers living in LMICs. We then used a modified two-round Delphi process to identify outcomes most important to four stakeholder groups with representation from 33 countries (people with multimorbidity/caregivers, multimorbidity researchers, healthcare professionals, and policy makers). Consensus meetings were used to reach agreement on the two final COS. Registration: https://www.comet-initiative.org/Studies/Details/1580. Results The systematic review and qualitative interviews identified 24 outcomes for prevention and 49 for treatment of multimorbidity. An additional 12 prevention, and six treatment outcomes were added from Delphi round one. Delphi round two surveys were completed by 95 of 132 round one participants (72.0%) for prevention and 95 of 133 (71.4%) participants for treatment outcomes. Consensus meetings agreed four outcomes for the prevention COS: (1) Adverse events, (2) Development of new comorbidity, (3) Health risk behaviour, and (4) Quality of life; and four for the treatment COS: (1) Adherence to treatment, (2) Adverse events, (3) Out-of-pocket expenditure, and (4) Quality of life. Conclusion Following established guidelines, we developed two COS for trials of interventions for multimorbidity prevention and treatment, specific to LMIC contexts. We recommend their inclusion in future trials to meaningfully advance the field of multimorbidity research in LMICs.
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- Rawalpindi Medical University; Foundation University School of Science and Technology
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- University of Dundee, School of Health Sciences; University of York, Department of Health Sciences
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- The University of Manchester, Centre for Biostatistics; Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
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- King's College London Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing Midwifery & Palliative Care
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- University College London, Department of Respiratory Medicine
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- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases; The George Institute for Global Health
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- NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Section for Global Health, Department of Population Health
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- University of York, Department of Health Sciences; Hull York Medical School
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Fernandes G, Williams S, Adab P, Gale N, de Jong C, de Sousa JC, Cheng KK, Chi C, Cooper BG, Dickens AP, Enocson A, Farley A, Jolly K, Jowett S, Maglakelidze M, Maghlakelidze T, Martins S, Sitch A, Stamenova A, Stavrikj K, Stelmach R, Turner A, Pan Z, Pang H, Zhang J, Jordan RE. Engaging stakeholders to level up COPD care in LMICs: lessons learned from the "Breathe Well" programme in Brazil, China, Georgia, and North Macedonia. BMC Health Serv Res 2024; 24:66. [PMID: 38216986 PMCID: PMC10790249 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10525-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Effective stakeholder engagement in health research is increasingly being recognised and promoted as an important pathway to closing the gap between knowledge production and its use in health systems. However, little is known about its process and impacts, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. This opinion piece draws on the stakeholder engagement experiences from a global health research programme on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) led by clinician researchers in Brazil, China, Georgia and North Macedonia, and presents the process, outcomes and lessons learned. MAIN BODY Each country team was supported with an overarching engagement protocol and mentored to develop a tailored plan. Patient involvement in research was previously limited in all countries, requiring intensive efforts through personal communication, meetings, advisory groups and social media. Accredited training programmes were effective incentives for participation from healthcare providers; and aligning research findings with competing policy priorities enabled interest and dialogue with decision-makers. The COVID-19 pandemic severely limited possibilities for planned engagement, although remote methods were used where possible. Planned and persistent engagement contributed to shared knowledge and commitment to change, including raised patient and public awareness about COPD, improved skills and practice of healthcare providers, increased interest and support from clinical leaders, and dialogue for integrating COPD services into national policy and practice. CONCLUSION Stakeholder engagement enabled relevant local actors to produce and utilise knowledge for small wins such as improving day-to-day practice and for long-term goals of equitable access to COPD care. For it to be successful and sustained, stakeholder engagement needs to be valued and integrated throughout the research and knowledge generation process, complete with dedicated resources, contextualised and flexible planning, and commitment.
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- Genevie Fernandes
- International Primary Care Respiratory Group, London, UK.
- Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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- International Primary Care Respiratory Group, London, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Health Services Management Centre, School of Social Policy, College of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- International Primary Care Respiratory Group, London, UK
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- International Primary Care Respiratory Group, London, UK
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- PT Government Associate Laboratory, ICVS/3B's, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of General Practice, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Observational and Pragmatic Research Institute, Midview City, Singapore
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Georgian Respiratory Association, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Georgian Respiratory Association, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Family Medicine, ABC Medical School, São Paolo, Brazil
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
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- Center for Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ss.Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
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- Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paolo, Brazil
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of General Practice, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Emergency, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Practice, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Ibitoye BM, Garrett B, Ranger M, Stinson J. Conducting Patient-Oriented Research in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. THE PATIENT 2023; 16:19-29. [PMID: 35869330 DOI: 10.1007/s40271-022-00592-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patient-oriented research involves extensive collaboration with patients, their families, caregivers, clinicians and other relevant stakeholders to identify and investigate problems and outcomes relevant to patients. Patient-oriented research can help develop effective patient-centred interventions. Patient-oriented research is an increasingly used approach in high-income countries, but it is unclear how patients are engaged in research in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). OBJECTIVES The aim of this scoping review was to explore how patient-oriented research is conducted in LMICs. The objectives were to determine the levels of involvement of patients in the research, how studies have impacted healthcare and patient outcomes in these countries, the reported benefits of patient-oriented research on the research process and the reported challenges of conducting patient-oriented research in LMICs. METHODS A scoping review was conducted using the methodological framework suggested by Arksey and O'Malley and the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines for conducting scoping reviews. The eligibility criteria were any healthcare research using any research design that involved patients of any age group in the research process. Six databases were searched from their inception till January 4, 2022: MEDLINE, Embase, Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsychInfo, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and EBM Reviews. The reference lists of relevant articles and Google Scholar were combed as well. Data extraction was performed with a self-developed data extraction guide. The findings were narratively summarised. RESULTS Thirteen articles were included in this scoping review, representing eight LMICs in Africa and Asia. The majority of studies (38%, n = 5) focused on patients living with human immunodeficiency virus. More than half of the studies (n = 8, 62%) were conducted in the adult population, 31% (n = 4) of the studies involved children and/or adolescents. For most of the studies (92%, n = 12), the participants served as consultants; for one study, the authors identified the participants as co-researchers. Across the studies, information regarding patient-oriented research activities was not consistently reported in the same manner (i.e. different locations in the article), with very limited information in some cases. None of the studies used a patient-oriented research framework and the majority did not report on how patient-oriented research impacted healthcare and patient outcomes. Patient-oriented research was beneficial in identifying relevant patients' needs and improving collaboration among stakeholders, but it also led to extended research timelines and increased financial costs for the researchers and patients. CONCLUSIONS Researchers in LMICs are incorporating patient-oriented research in their research; however, there is a need for improved reporting practices in published articles, and the use of frameworks to guide patient-oriented research in LMICs. In LMICs, patient-oriented research enhances collaboration across stakeholders and gives patients a sense of ownership over the interventions and research process. Future work should focus on developing contextually relevant conceptual frameworks and further studies should explore the impact of patient-oriented research on healthcare and patient outcomes in the LMIC context.
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- Bukola Mary Ibitoye
- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. .,Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria.
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Samson M, Garcia-Lorenzo MF, El Jabari C. Driving Equitable Access to Cancer Services Through the Engagement of People Living With Cancer: Regional Perspectives. JCO Glob Oncol 2022; 8:e2200200. [PMID: 36252164 PMCID: PMC9812486 DOI: 10.1200/go.22.00200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Towards further recognition of people living with cancer in LMICs as a prerequisite for driving equitable access
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- Mélanie Samson
- Union for International Cancer Control, Geneva, Switzerland,Mélanie Samson, MPH, PhD, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), 31-33 Ave Giuseppe Motta, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland; e-mail:
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- Kythe Foundation Inc, Metro Manila, Philippines,Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Hebron University, Palestine,Patient's Friends Society of Jerusalem, Palestine
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Fearnley J, Joseph L, Vasanthan L, Sitilertpisan P, Paungmali A, Pirunsan U. Methods of engagement and levels of involvement of stakeholders in the management of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic scoping review. J Public Health (Oxf) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10389-021-01663-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Breuer E, Freeman E, Alladi S, Breedt M, Govia I, López-Ortega M, Musyimi C, Oliveira D, Pattabiraman M, Sani TP, Schneider M, Swaffer K, Taylor D, Taylor E, Comas-Herrera A. Active inclusion of people living with dementia in planning for dementia care and services in low- and middle-income countries. DEMENTIA 2021; 21:380-395. [PMID: 34468232 DOI: 10.1177/14713012211041426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Involving people living with dementia in service design and planning has become more common in high-income countries. It remains rare in low- and middle-income countries where two-thirds of the world's people with dementia live. In this commentary article, we explore the barriers to inclusion of people living with dementia in planning in low- and middle-income countries and make a case for the inclusion of people living with dementia in care and service planning. We suggest how this can be done at individual, community or national and state level using the following principles: 1) respecting the rights of people living with dementia to self-determination; 2) valuing people living with dementia's unique understanding of dementia; 3) creating a culture of active inclusion which creates a space for people living with dementia to participate and 4) ensuring appropriate accommodations are in place to maximise participation.
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- Erica Breuer
- College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, 4905London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, 29148National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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- STRiDE South Africa National Advisory Group, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Epidemiology Research Unit, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, 54657The University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
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- Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Psychiatry, 28105Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- 64732Alzheimer Indonesia and Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, 37716University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
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- Dementia Alliance International and Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, 8691University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Dementia Alliance International and Dementia Awareness Advocacy Team, Capalaba, QLD, Australia
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- Dementia Alliance International and Dementia Awareness Advocacy Team, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, 4905London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
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McCarron TL, Clement F, Rasiah J, Moran C, Moffat K, Gonzalez A, Wasylak T, Santana M. Patients as partners in health research: A scoping review. Health Expect 2021; 24:1378-1390. [PMID: 34153165 PMCID: PMC8369093 DOI: 10.1111/hex.13272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The role of patient involvement in health research has evolved over the past decade. Despite efforts to engage patients as partners, the role is not well understood. We undertook this review to understand the engagement practices of patients who assume roles as partners in health research. METHODS Using a recognized methodological approach, two academic databases (MEDLINE and EMBASE) and grey literature sources were searched. Findings were organized into one of the three higher levels of engagement, described by the Patient and Researcher Engagement framework developed by Manafo. We examined and quantified the supportive strategies used during involvement, used thematic analysis as described by Braun and Clarke and themed the purpose of engagement, and categorized the reported outcomes according to the CIHR Engagement Framework. RESULTS Out of 6621 records, 119 sources were included in the review. Thematic analysis of the purpose of engagement revealed five themes: documenting and advancing PPI, relevance of research, co-building, capacity building and impact on research. Improved research design was the most common reported outcome and the most common role for patient partners was as members of the research team, and the most commonly used strategy to support involvement was by meetings. CONCLUSION The evidence collected during this review advanced our understanding of the engagement of patients as research partners. As patient involvement becomes more mainstream, this knowledge will aid researchers and policy-makers in the development of approaches and tools to support engagement. PATIENT/USER INVOLVEMENT Patients led and conducted the grey literature search, including the synthesis and interpretation of the findings.
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- Tamara L. McCarron
- The Department Community Health SciencesCalgaryABCanada
- O’Brien Institute for Public HealthCalgaryABCanada
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- The Department Community Health SciencesCalgaryABCanada
- O’Brien Institute for Public HealthCalgaryABCanada
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- Faculty of Nursing3‐141 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA)University of AlbertaEdmontonABCanada
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- The Department PsychologyUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- The Department Community Health SciencesCalgaryABCanada
- O’Brien Institute for Public HealthCalgaryABCanada
- Patient PartnerCalgaryABCanada
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- The Department Community Health SciencesCalgaryABCanada
- O’Brien Institute for Public HealthCalgaryABCanada
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- Alberta Health ServicesCalgaryABCanada
- Faculty of NursingUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- The Department Community Health SciencesCalgaryABCanada
- O’Brien Institute for Public HealthCalgaryABCanada
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