Patient-Oriented Research.

What is it?

Patient-oriented research is research done in partnership with patients, answers research questions that matter to patients, and aims to improve health care (Saskatchewan Center for Patient-Oriented Research, 2019).

The level of engagement between researchers and patients can vary from research project to research project. A patient can be:

Informed: Patients are provided balanced and objective information to assist them in understanding the problem and potential solutions.

Consulted: Patients provide feedback on the research project and decisions.

Involved: Patients work with researchers directly throughout the process to ensure that their viewpoints are understood and considered.

Collaborated With: Patients are partners in each aspect of the research project.

Empowered: Final decision making is placed directly in the hands of the patients.