biostudies-literatureParker RWorld Health OrganizationCochraneCanadian Institutes of Health ResearchCIHR4047-4053https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9708980biostudies-literatureUnknown37(16)<h4>Background</h4>Health research teams increasingly partner with stakeholders to produce research that is relevant, accessible, and widely used. Previous work has covered stakeholder group identification.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to develop factors for health research teams to consider during identification and invitation of individual representatives in a multi-stakeholder research partnership, with the aim of forming equitable and informed teams.<h4>Design</h4>Consensus development.<h4>Participants</h4>We involved 16 stakeholders from the international Multi-Stakeholder Engagement (MuSE) Consortium, including patients and the public, providers, payers of health services/purchasers, policy makers, programme managers, peer review editors, and principal investigators.<h4>Approach</h4>We Journal of general internal medicineFactors to Consider During Identification and Invitation of Individuals in a Multi-stakeholder Research Partnership.PMC9708980001PJT-155970Akl EWelch VABrahem ABDormer LPetkovic JTomlinson ETeixeira LLang EMarusic AAvey MEkanem CPalm MArayssi TConcannon TWSlingers NTugwell PAkl IBMoja LGreer-Smith RCrowe SSaginur MKuchenmuller TParker RfalseFactors to Consider During Identification and Invitation of Individuals in a Multi-stakeholder Research Partnership.<h4>Background</h4>Health research teams increasingly partner with stakeholders to produce research that is relevant, accessible, and widely used. Previous work has covered stakeholder group identification.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to develop factors for health research teams to consider during identification and invitation of individual representatives in a multi-stakeholder research partnership, with the aim of forming equitable and informed teams.<h4>Design</h4>Consensus development.<h4>Participants</h4>We involved 16 stakeholders from the international Multi-Stakeholder Engagement (MuSE) Consortium, including patients and the public, providers, payers of health services/purchasers, policy makers, programme managers, peer review editors, and principal investigators.<h4>Approach</h4>We 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2025-04-19T18:55:54.553Z2025-04-19T18:55:54.553ZS-EPMC97089803513256010.1007/s11606-022-07411-w