Patient-mediated knowledge translation (PKT) interventions for clinical encounters: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-mediated knowledge translation (PKT) interventions engage patients in their own health care. Insight on which PKT interventions are effective is lacking. We sought to describe the type and impact of PKT interventions.

Methods

We performed a systematic review of PKT interventions, defined as strategies that inform, educate and engage patients in their own health care. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library from 2005 to 2014 for English language studies that evaluated PKT interventions delivered immediately before, during or upon conclusion of clinical encounters to individual patients with arthritis or cancer. Data were extracted on study characteristics, PKT intervention (theory, content, delivery, duration, personnel, timing) and outcomes. I

SUBMITTER: Gagliardi AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4770686 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature