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Table 2 Patient engagement characteristics of studies (n = 316)

From: Recognizing patient partner contributions to health research: a systematic review of reported practices

Patient engagement characteristic 

Number of studies (%)

Stage of research where patient partners contributed

Study design

250 (79)

Dissemination of results

157 (50)

Data analysis

137 (43)

Funding

54 (17)

Priority setting

52 (17)

Data collection

45 (14)

Developing patient engagement strategy

24 (8)

Ethics

11 (3)

Governance

76 (24)

General priority setting

42 (13)

General outcome derivation

16 (5)

Not reported

5 (2)

Level of engagement

Consult

111 (35)

Collaborate

73 (23)

Empower

19 (6)

Consult and Collaborate

76 (24)

Consult and Empower

11 (3)

Collaborate and Empower

8 (3)

Consult and Collaborate and Empower

6 (2)

Activities are unclear

12 (4)