Evaluation of the partners in research course: a patient and researcher co-created course to build capacity in patient-oriented research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the past decade, patient-oriented research (POR) has been at the forefront of healthcare research in Canada because it has the potential to make research more meaningful and relevant to patient needs. Despite this growing emphasis on and expectation to conduct POR, there is limited guidance about how to apply POR in practice. To address this capacity building need, the Knowledge Translation (KT) Program and patient partners co-designed, delivered, and evaluated Partners in Research (PiR), a 2-month online course for patients and researchers to collectively learn how to conduct and engage in POR.

Methods

PiR was delivered to 4 cohorts of patients and researchers between 2017 and 2018. For each cohort, we evaluated the impact of the course on participants' knowle

SUBMITTER: Courvoisier M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8556807 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature