Engaging patients and the public in Health Research: experiences, perceptions and training needs among Manitoba health researchers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The significance of patient and public engagement is increasingly recognized in health research, demonstrated by explicit requirements for patient and public engagement by funding agencies and journals. Such requirements have charged health researchers with leading patient and public engagement efforts, but evidence suggests that this practice is still evolving. Little research has explored the experiences and training needs of health researchers. This study aimed to establish a baseline understanding of the experiences, perceptions and training needs of health researchers in engaging patients and the public in health research in the context of Manitoba.

Methods

A cross-sectional 50-item questionnaire was distributed using a multi-phase purposive sampling strategy

SUBMITTER: Crockett LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6781300 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature