Background Peer support is being introduced into mental health services internationally,
often in response to workforce policy. Earlier systematic reviews incorporate different …

Background Shared decision making (SDM) is a process by which a healthcare choice is
made by the patient, significant others, or both with one or more healthcare professionals …

Objectives The concepts of patient empowerment, patient participation and patient-
centeredness have been introduced as part of the trend towards a more participatory health …

Efforts to ensure effective participation of patients in healthcare are called by many names—
patient centredness, patient engagement, patient experience. Improvement initiatives in this …

Mixed methods research offers powerful tools for investigating complex processes and
systems in health and health care. This article describes integration principles and practices …

Abstract Although Mental Health Literacy (MHL) has been a topic of substantial interest,
measurement of this concept using a scale-based measure has been limited, including a …

Background Personalised care planning is a collaborative process used in chronic condition
management in which patients and clinicians identify and discuss problems caused by or …

Patient engagement has become a major focus of health reform. However, there is limited
evidence showing that increases in patient engagement are associated with improved …

Medication nonadherence is an important public health consideration, affecting health
outcomes and overall health care costs. This review considers the most recent …

Patient engagement is an increasingly important component of strategies to reform health
care. In this article we review the available evidence of the contribution that patient activation …