'Lines in the sand': an Australian qualitative study of patient group practices to promote independence from pharmaceutical industry funders.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To study how patient groups that accept pharmaceutical industry money perceive and manage the risk of undue influence from their sponsors.

Design

Empirical ethics approach using a qualitative interview study.

Setting

The Australian patient group sector.

Participants

27 participants from 23 patient groups, purposively recruited for diversity of group characteristics (degree of pharmaceutical industry funding, health focus, location) and participant role (staff, board members).

Analysis

Interview data were transcribed and read repeatedly to identify concepts and patterns in the data. These were grouped into conceptual categories that described and explained the findings. We used an inductive analytical approach to identify important themes and c

SUBMITTER: Parker L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7875302 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature