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Importance of involving patients and public in health research in Bangladesh and Nepal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2020

Bibha Simkhada Open the ORCID record for Bibha Simkhada [Opens in a new window] ,
Edwin van Teijlingen ,
Aliya Naheed ,
Angela Warren  and
Sue Green
Bibha Simkhada*
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, HuddersfieldHD1 3DH, UK
Edwin van Teijlingen
Affiliation:
CMMPH, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
Aliya Naheed
Affiliation:
Health Systems and Population Studies Division, icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Angela Warren
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
Sue Green
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
*
Author for correspondence: Bibha Simkhada, E-mail: b.d.simkhada@hud.ac.uk
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Abstract

Patient and public involvement/engagement (PPI/E) in public health research and health technology assessment (HTA) in high-income countries (HICs) have significantly increased over the past decade. PPI/E helps to improve research and HTA, ultimately benefitting patients and service users. PPI/E is a very new concept in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper considers the importance of PPI in public health research and HTA in the development and implementation of technology in the health sector in South Asia. Currently, in this region, health technology is frequently adopted from HICs without local research and HTA. It also discusses the importance of local co-creation of technology to reflect the needs of users within a culturally appropriate setting. It is important for LMIC-based researchers to understand the potential of PPI/E and how it can contribute to it to improve health care and research, especially perhaps in the era of COVID-19.

Keywords

Health technology assessmentPatient–public involvement/engagement (PPI/E)South AsiaLMIC
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Perspective
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , 2021 , e10
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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