Evaluation of patient engagement in medicine development: A multi-stakeholder framework with metrics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient engagement is becoming more customary in medicine development. However, embedding it in organizational decision-making remains challenging, partly due to lack of agreement on its value and the means to evaluate it. The objective of this project was to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework, with metrics, to demonstrate impact and enhance learning.

Methods

A consortium of five patient groups, 15 biopharmaceutical companies and two academic groups iteratively created a framework in a multi-phase participatory process, including analysis of its application in 24 cases.

Results

The framework includes six components, with 87 metrics and 15 context factors distributed among (sub)components: (a) Input: expectations, preparations, resources, represen

SUBMITTER: Vat LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8077089 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature