Involving people with a lived experience when developing a proposal for Health Technology Assessment research of nonsurgical treatments for pelvic organ prolapse: Process and reflections.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient and public involvement (PPI) is an expectation when conducting research, including Health Technology Assessment (HTA), but practical guidance for those wishing to embed PPI into the grant application process is not always easily accessible. We wanted to ensure that PPI was central when preparing a proposal for an investigator-led evidence synthesis HTA investigating nonsurgical interventions for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in women. Here, we describe our methods.

Methods

We recruited two patient co-applicants separately through an open process to help ensure that patient voice was present within our proposal's management and direction. We invited co-applicants to attend research team meetings and comment on the full proposal. We designed, recruited to an

SUBMITTER: Johnson EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10154793 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature