Models and Frameworks

Scoping review of models and

frameworks of patient engagement in

health services research

Study aims: To count and describe the elements that overlap and diverge between models and frameworks of patient engagement in health services research. Our specific research question was ‘what are the elements that underlie models and frameworks of patient engagement in health services research?’

What we did: We conducted a scoping review of six electronic databases. We included published and unpublished literature that presented (a) models or frameworks (b) of patient engagement (c) in health services research.

What we found: We included 14 models and frameworks. These models and frameworks had 18 overlapping and 57 diverging elements, that were organized into six conceptual categories (ie, principles, foundational components, contexts, actions, levels and outcomes) and spanned intrapersonal, interpersonal, process, environmental, and health systems and outcomes domains. Because there is little overlap between models and frameworks, researchers should consider the ‘fit’ of each element, by conceptual category and domain, within the context of their study.