Inter-individual relationships within a Canadian SPOR research network: a social network study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Efforts have been made by health research granting agencies to bring research closer to patients' concerns. In Canada, such efforts were formalized in 2011 with the funding of the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR)'s research networks to address research priorities identified by patients and accelerate the translation of research findings into patient care and health care policy. Among these networks, SPOR Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) has created patient-partner circles to facilitate their integration within the network. The nature of the relationships within this atypical patient-oriented research network is systematically explored in this paper.

Methods

A cross-sectional social network study was conducted among the SPOR DAC's network members to examin

SUBMITTER: Lawaree J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9326433 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature