Table 1 The CIHR SPOR patient engagement principles [1]
From: Patient-identified priorities for successful partnerships in patient-oriented research
Inclusiveness integrates a diversity of patient perspectives and reflects their contributions and lived experience | Support is provided to patient partners to enable them to fully contribute to discussions and decisions related to the health research project. This includes creating safe environments that promote honest interactions, addresses cultural competence, provides training and education, and offers financial compensation for their involvement | Mutual respect happens when all members of the research team (academics, clinicians, and patients) acknowledge and value each other's expertise and experiential knowledge | Co-build sees patients, researchers, and clinicians working together throughout a project to identify gaps, set priorities for research, and partner to produce and implement solutions to improve health and health care |