Bronwen Merner, Lina Schonfeld, Ariane Virgona, Dianne Lowe, Louisa Walsh, Cheryl Wardrope, Lisa Graham-Wisener, Vicki Xafis, Cinzia Colombo, Nora Refahi, Paul Bryden, Renee Chmielewski, Fiona Martin, Nancy M Messino, Anne Mussared, Lorraine Smith, Susan Biggar, Marie Gill, David Menzies, Carolyn M Gaulden, Leia Earnshaw, Leslie Arnott, Naomi Poole, Rebecca E Ryan, Sophie Hill
BACKGROUND: Partnering with consumers in the planning, delivery and evaluation of health services is an essential component of person-centred care. There are many ways to partner with consumers to improve health services, including formal group partnerships (such as committees, boards or steering groups). However, consumers' and health providers' views and experiences of formal group partnerships remain unclear. In this qualitative evidence synthesis (QES), we focus specifically on formal group partnerships where health providers and consumers share decision-making about planning, delivering and/or evaluating health services...
March 14, 2023: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews