Patient Involvement in Healthcare-Associated Infection Research: A Lexical Review. (2nd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dadich, Ann; Wyer, Mary
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 39:Number 6(2018)
• Page Start: 710
• Page End: 717
• Publication Date: 2018-04-02
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.62
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : OBJECTIVE: This review examines patient involvement in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) research. Healthcare-associated infections represent an intractable issue with considerable implications for patients and staff. Participatory methodologies that involve patients in healthcare research are associated with myriad benefits. DESIGN: Lexical review. METHODS: PubMed was searched to identify all publications on patient involvement in HAI research since 2000; publications were also identified from the cited references. A lexical analysis was conducted of the methods sections of 148 publications. RESULTS: The findings reveal that HAI research that actively involves patients and members of the public is limited. CONCLUSIONS: Patient involvement is largely limited to recruitment to HAI studies rather than extended to patient involvement in research design, implementation, analysis, and/or dissemination. As such, there is considerable opportunity to further this important research area via alternative methodologies that award primacy to patient expertise and agency. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:710–717