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ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2024

Establishing Effective Patient Engagement Through a Terms of Reference to Foster Inclusivity and Empowerment in Research: Example From a Healthcare Transition Quality Indicators Project.

Sarah E P Munce, Tomisin John, Dorothy Luong, Sarah Mooney, Lisa Stromquist, Kyle Chambers, Marilyn Crabtree, Sanober Diaz, Gina Dimitropoulos, Megan Henze and 9 more

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Article in Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Frameworks for Action: A Scoping Review of Organisational Patient Engagement Models in Healthcare.The International journal of health planning and management · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Sarah E P MunceBloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0595-8395
Tomisin JohnDepartment of Paediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-4588-3633
Dorothy LuongKITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6997-2882
Sarah MooneyStollery Children's Hospital, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-6420-2936
Lisa StromquistIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-1989-023X
Kyle ChambersIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Marilyn CrabtreeIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Sanober DiazIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Gina DimitropoulosIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9487-0290
Megan HenzeIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Amanda HigginsIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Elaine LiIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Samadhi Mora SeverinoIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Melanie PennerIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8376-9768
Jacklynn PidduckIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-7917-1563
Michelle WanIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Laura WilliamsIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Darryl YatesIntegrated Knowledge Translation Panel Member, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Alene ToulanyInstitute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1238-7049

Funding

This study was supported by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FBD-507043).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPatient engagement in research aims to foster meaningful partnerships, integrating patient experiences into the research process. This paper describes the development of a Terms of Reference (ToR) to support these meaningful partnerships. While engagement improves data collection and empowerment, ineffective engagement can lead to negative outcomes. A well-developed ToR promotes a structured, inclusive, and respectful process.

methodsUsing an integrated knowledge translation (iKT) approach, we established a panel of youth, caregivers, healthcare providers, and healthcare leaders/decision-makers. Through collaborative discussions, we incorporated key elements into the ToR, including values, roles, decision-making processes, and recognition of contributions.

resultsTo promote effective engagement the ToR included sections to encourage open, transparent and vulnerable dialogue, evaluation, and accommodations for disabilities. The ToR draft was reviewed and refined by panel members for clarity. Regular reviews and updates will keep the ToR a living document and adaptable to the evolving engagement process.

conclusionThe implementation of our ToR is designed to foster inclusivity, mutual respect, and accountability, avoiding tokenistic partnership, enriching the experience for patients and researchers alike, and ultimately enhancing research quality.

Indexed as

EmpowermentPatient ParticipationQuality Indicators, Health CareCooperative BehaviorDecision MakingHealth PersonnelHumansTranslational Research, Biomedicalintegrated knowledge translationknowledge user involvementpatient engagementterms of reference

Identifiers

PMID39610083
PMCPMC11604592

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