Towards conceptualizing patients as partners in health systems: a systematic review and descriptive synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the sharp increase in the involvement of patients (including family and informal caregivers) as active participants, collaborators, advisors and decision-makers in health systems, a new role has emerged: the patient partner. The role of patient partner differs from other forms of patient engagement in its longitudinal and bidirectional nature. This systematic review describes extant work on how patient partners are conceptualized and engaged in health systems. In doing so, it furthers the understanding of the role and activities of patient partners, and best practices for future patient partnership activities.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted of peer-reviewed literature published in English or French that describes patient partner roles between 2000

SUBMITTER: Vanstone M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9876419 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature