Objectives and outcomes of patient-driven innovations published in peer-reviewed journals: a qualitative analysis of publications included in a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the objectives and outcomes of patient-driven innovations that have been published in the scientific literature, focusing on (A) the unmet needs that patient-driven innovations address and (B) the outcomes for patients and healthcare that have been reported.

Methods

We performed an inductive qualitative content analysis of scientific publications that were included in a scoping review of patient-driven innovations, previously published by our research group. The review was limited to English language publications in peer-reviewed journals, published in the years 2008-2020.

Results

In total, 83 publications covering 21 patient-driven innovations were included in the analysis. Most of the innovations

SUBMITTER: Dahlberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10255190 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature