Background Billions of dollars are lost annually in health research that fails to create
meaningful benefits for patients. Engaging in research co-design–the meaningful …

Background Numerous frameworks for supporting, evaluating and reporting patient and
public involvement in research exist. The literature is diverse and theoretically …

Background Mixed methods research studies continue to pervade the field of health care,
where pragmatism as a research paradigm and patient‐oriented research (POR) as an …

Background Closing the gap between research production and research use is a key
challenge for the health research system. Stakeholder engagement is being increasingly …

Background Patient participation in clinical trials is vital for knowledge advancement and
outcomes improvement. Few adult cancer patients participate in trials. Although patient …

Background Over the last 10 years, patient engagement in health research has emerged as
the next evolution in healthcare research. However, limited evidence about the clear role …

Background Realizing patient partnership in research requires a shift from patient
participation in ancillary roles to engagement as contributing members of research teams …

Background Patient and public engagement is growing, but evaluative efforts remain limited.
Reviews looking at evaluation tools for patient engagement in individual decision making do …

PURPOSE Engaging patients, caregivers, and other health care stakeholders as partners in
planning, conducting, and disseminating research is a promising way to improve clinical …

Background Health research is evolving to include patient stakeholders (patients, families
and caregivers) as active members of research teams. Frameworks describing the …