Table 1 Stakeholder categories and their descriptions with examples
From: Key issues for stakeholder engagement in the development of health and healthcare guidelines
Stakeholder category | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Patients, patient caregivers, patient advocates/ organizations | Those with lived experience with the condition of interest or who care for or advocate on behalf of those with lived experience | - Patient with condition on which the guideline is focused - Caregiver of patient on which the guideline is focused - Patient group representing patients on which the guideline is focused |
Payers of health research | Individuals and organizations that fund research projects, such as government funders, industry funders, foundations | - National health research funding agency - Philanthropic foundations |
Payers / Purchasers of Health Services | Individuals, organizations and entities that pay for health services | - Public health systems - Private insurers |
Peer Reviewed Journals Editors | Those who set journal policy on guidelines and manage the peer review process and editing | - Editor or editor-in-chief of academic journal |
Policymakers | Individuals, organizations and entities that craft public or private policy (on health) at any level of government | - Regulators - Health ministries |
Principal Investigators and all members of the of research team | Individuals, organizations, and associations that conduct or advocate health research | - Trialist - Systematic reviewer - Study manager |
Product makers | Individuals working for companies that manufacture pharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical procedures, health technologies, or for profit educational and behavioral packages | - Pharmaceutical company - Medical device manufacturer - Digital / Guided programs available for purchase (e.g. cognitive behavioral therapy programs) |
Program managers | Managers/directors who plan, lead, oversee, or deliver any program that provides public health, community services, or clinical care (e.g. budgeting, hiring, staffing, organizing, coordinating, reporting) | - May be health care providers but are not on the front-line delivering health care related to the program of interest, such as a person overseeing an immunization program but not delivering vaccinations |
Providers | Persons and their professional associations who provide health care in a professional capacity and allowed by regulatory bodies to provide a health care service | - Psychologists, clinical pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, dentists, optometrists, physician assistants, physicians, optometrists, physician assistants and physicians |
Public | Individuals in the general population of a defined geographic area excluding patients, caregivers, and health professionals living or working with the condition of interest | - Member of the public with no specific experience with the intervention or condition on which the guideline is focused |