biostudies-literatureMadison SPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute42https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9400573biostudies-literatureUnknown8(1)<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite a movement toward the inclusion of patient partners or advisors as part of the research team in all funded studies, few publications have discussed patient engagement from the patient partners' perspective.<h4>Methods</h4>Qualitative interviews were conducted by independent qualitative researchers to collect and summarize the experiences and perspectives of the 16 Patient Partners (PPs) on the study team for PeRson EmPowered Asthma RElief (PREPARE), a large, pragmatic study of 1200 African American/Black (AA/B) and Hispanic/Latinx (H/L) adults with asthma. This study was funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.<h4>Results</h4>This paper, authored by the PPs themselves, summarizes qualitative interview findings. The journey of the PREPARE PPs Research involvement and engagementEvolution of a research team: the patient partner perspective.PMC9400573PCS-1504-30283Madison SDiaz AWhite MMuniz Ruiz ASantiago MHickson BColon-Moya ADValenzuela CLorenzi MWade JRobles JPerez AThompson ORedondo RMonteiro KMorales-Cosme WCastillo GReid DfalseEvolution of a research team: the patient partner perspective.<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite a movement toward the inclusion of patient partners or advisors as part of the research team in all funded studies, few publications have discussed patient engagement from the patient partners' perspective.<h4>Methods</h4>Qualitative interviews were conducted by independent qualitative researchers to collect and summarize the experiences and perspectives of the 16 Patient Partners (PPs) on the study team for PeRson EmPowered Asthma RElief (PREPARE), a large, pragmatic study of 1200 African American/Black (AA/B) and Hispanic/Latinx (H/L) adults with asthma. This study was funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.<h4>Results</h4>This paper, authored by the PPs themselves, summarizes qualitative interview findings. The journey of the PREPARE PPs 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Aug2025-06-01T01:10:05.806Z2024-11-13T14:47:03.962ZS-EPMC94005733600287710.1186/s40900-022-00377-3