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Evaluation & Reporting

Explore our curated resources to evaluate and report on patient-oriented research and engagement activities.

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Description

Public and Patient Engagement Evaluation Tool (PPEET)

Source: Public and Patient Engagement Collaborative, McMaster University

An evaluation tool designed to assist health system organizations and others to evaluate their engagement efforts.
Guidance on authorship with and acknowledgement of patient partners in patient-oriented research 

Citation: Richards, Dawn P., et al. “Guidance on authorship with and acknowledgement of patient partners in patient-oriented research.” Research Involvement and Engagement 6 (2020): 1-8.

This paper encourages researchers to do the following: 

  1. Provide information to patient partners about the peer review publication process such as timeline, copyright, open access, expectation to revise (see Fig. 1). 
  2. Involve patient partners as early as possible in the research project.
  3. Co-create a terms of reference document that outlines responsibilities and expectations of all research team members, including patient partners with respect to the research project.
GRIPP2 Reporting Checklists: tools to improve reporting of patient and public involvement in research

Citation: Staniszewska, Sophie, et al. “GRIPP2 reporting checklists: tools to improve reporting of patient and public involvement in research.” bmj 358 (2017). 

GRIPP2 is the first international guidance for reporting of patient and public involvement in health and social care research. This paper describes the development of the GRIPP2 reporting checklists, which aim to improve the quality, transparency, and consistency of the international patient and public involvement (PPI) evidence base, to ensure that PPI practice is based on the best evidence.