SynthesisHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2020
Financial relationships between patient and consumer representatives and the health industry: A systematic review.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pharmaceutical policies: effects of policies regulating drug marketing.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Financial relationships between patient and consumer representatives and the health industry: A systematic review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Pooled it
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- Commercial influences on patient and public involvement: a renewed call for research and action.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Ethical challenges in contemporary psychiatry: an overview and an appraisal of possible strategies and research needs.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2024Article
- Chronically ill patients' perspectives on support services and activities of patient organizations.Israel journal of health policy research · 2024Article
- Comparison between the for-profit human milk industry and nonprofit human milk banking: Time for regulation?Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- The Commercial Determinants of Health and Evidence Synthesis (CODES): methodological guidance for systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses.Systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Does patient and public involvement impact public health decision-making? A 10 year retrospective analysis of public consultation in Brazil.Health research policy and systems · 2023Article
- Key issues for stakeholder engagement in the development of health and healthcare guidelines.Research involvement and engagement · 2023Article
- PROTOCOL: Conflict of interest issues when engaging stakeholders in health and healthcare guideline development: a systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2022Article
- National patient groups in Canada and their disclosure of relationships with pharmaceutical companies: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Reforming the MRI system: the Israeli National Program to shorten waiting times and increase efficiency.Israel journal of health policy research · 2021Article
- Centralised Full Access to Clinical Study Data Can Support Unbiased Guideline Development, Continuing Medical Education, and Patient Information.Journal of European CME · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients and consumers are increasingly engaged in health policymaking, research and drug regulation. Having financial relationships with the health industry creates situations of conflicts of interest (COI) and might compromise their meaningful and unbiased participation.
objectiveTo synthesize available evidence on the financial relationships between the health industry and patient and consumer representatives and their organizations.
methodsWe systematically searched MEDLINE and EMBASE. We selected studies and abstracted data in duplicate and independently. We reported on outcomes related to financial relationships of individuals with, and/or funding of organizations by the health industry.
resultsWe identified a total of 14 510 unique citations, of which 24 reports of 23 studies were eligible. Three studies (13%) addressed the financial relationship of patient and consumer representatives with the health industry. Of these, two examined the proportion of public speakers in drug regulatory processes who have financial relationships; the proportions in the two studies were 25% and 19% respectively. Twenty studies (87%) addressed funding of patient and consumer organizations. The median proportion of organizations that reported funding from the health industry was 62% (IQR: 34%-69%) in questionnaire surveys, and 75% (IQR: 58%-85%) in surveys of their websites. Among organizations for which there was evidence of industry funding, a median proportion of 29% (IQR: 27%-44%) acknowledged on their websites receiving that funding.
conclusionFinancial relationships between the health industry and patient and consumer representatives and their organizations are common and may not be disclosed. Stricter regulation on disclosure and management is needed.
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