Patient and Family Caregiver Engagement in Healthcare Decision-Making

Themes for Evaluating the Quality of Initiatives to Engage Patients and Family Caregivers in Decision-Making in Healthcare Systems: A Scoping Review

Project Status:Complete

Knowledge User(s)

British Columbia Ministry of Health

Patient/Public Partner(s)

Andrew Koster, Janet McLean, Vikram Bubber, Allison L. Kooijman

Project Trainee(s)

Maryam Dehnadi, Michelle Lui, Clayon Hamilton

Collaborator(s)

Elizabeth Snow, Nancy Clark

Funding Source(s)

  • British Columbia Ministry of Health
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Evidence Alliance

Project Objectives

To identify key elements for defining the quality of patient and family caregiver engagement in decision-making across the engagement domains (individual, community/organisation, system) of healthcare systems.

Research Approach

Scoping Review

Project Lead(s)

Clayon Hamilton

Position: Simon Fraser University
Email: dr.clayonhamilton@gmail.com

Clayon Hamilton

Simon Fraser University

Linda Li

Position: University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Canada, BC SUPPORT Unit
Email: lli@arthritisresearch.ca

Dr. Linda Li is Professor and Harold Robinson/Arthritis Society Chair in Arthritic Diseases at the Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia and holds a Canada Research Chair in Patient-oriented Knowledge Translation. She is also a senior scientist at Arthritis Research Canada where she leads the Arthritis & Implementation Science Program (https://arthritis.rehab.med.ubc.ca/). Her research focuses on the integration of wearables and apps to support health professionals in promoting physical activity and chronic disease self-management. Her work in implementation science includes studying strategies for engaging people with lived experiences in the research process. Dr. Li is a recipient of the American College of Rheumatology – Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP) Distinguished Scholar Award (2015) and the ARP Distinguished Educator Award (2022), recognizing her leadership in both arthritis research and education. In 2019, she was inducted as Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

Linda Li

University of British Columbia, Arthritis Research Canada, BC SUPPORT Unit

Dr. Linda Li is Professor and Harold Robinson/Arthritis Society Chair...