The world is facing multiple healthcare challenges because of the emergence of the COVID-
19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The pandemic has exposed the limitations of handling public …

Background: Patient participation means involvement of the patient in decision making or
expressing opinions about different treatment methods, which includes sharing information …

The concept of patient engagement in health care is gaining more and more attention not
only in the scientific literature, but also as a requirement in the everyday practices of health …

Background Changing the relationship between citizens and the state is at the heart of
current policy reforms. Across England and the developed world, from Oslo to Ontario …

Objectives Lack of clarity on the definition of “patient engagement” has been highlighted as
a barrier to fully implementing patient engagement in research. This study identified themes …

Purpose Healthcare policies around the globe are aimed at achieving patient-centeredness.
The patient is understood as a prosumer of healthcare, wherein healthcare service co …

Background Over the last 20 years governments around the world have promoted user
involvement in an effort to improve the quality of health services. Despite the growing …

Background Research has shown that patient engagement is most commonly done at the
beginning of research or to test readily available prototypes and less commonly done in …

This systematic review identifies the factors that both support and deter patients from being
willing and able to participate actively in reducing clinical errors. Specifically, we add to our …

Background The balanced scorecard (BSC) has been implemented to evaluate the
performance of health care organizations (HCOs). BSC proved to be effective in improving …