Patient, Family, and Community Advisory Councils in Health Care and Research: a Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-centeredness is a characteristic of high-quality medical care and requires engaging community members in health systems' decision-making. One key patient engagement strategy is patient, family, and community advisory boards/councils (PFACs), yet the evidence to guide PFACs is lacking. Systematic reviews on patient engagement may benefit from patient input, but feasibility is unclear.

Methods

A team of physicians, researchers, and a PFAC member conducted a systematic review to examine the impact of PFACs on health systems and describe optimal strategies for PFAC conduct. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, and Social Science Citation Index from inception through September 2016, as well as pre-identified websites. Two reviewers independent

SUBMITTER: Oldfield BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6614241 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature