Stakeholder analysis in health innovation planning processes: A systematic scoping review. Issue 10 (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Franco-Trigo, L.; Fernandez-Llimos, F.; Martínez-Martínez, F.; Benrimoj, S.I.; Sabater-Hernández, D.
• Is Part Of: Health policy. Volume 124:Issue 10(2020)
• Page Start: 1083
• Page End: 1099
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: Stakeholder analysis -- Stakeholder mapping -- Health innovation -- Scoping review -- Health planning [MeSH] -- Strategic planning [MeSH]; Medical education -- Periodicals; Medical policy -- Periodicals; Delivery of Health Care -- Periodicals; Education, Medical -- Periodicals; Health Education -- Periodicals; Health Planning -- Periodicals; Public Policy -- Periodicals; Enseignement médical -- Périodiques; Politique sanitaire -- Périodiques; Medical education; Medical policy; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.06.012
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0168-8510

Abstract

Highlights: Stakeholder analyses are critical for properly organise health innovation planning processes. They are most used for planning policies and services and delivery methods. Stakeholder analyses are conducted worldwide in countries with varied income levels. The steps for the analysis, methods, stakeholder attributes and reporting are heterogeneous. The RISA tool is proposed as a reporting guideline for stakeholder analysis. Abstract: Integrating health innovations into the health system is a complex endeavour that requires a well-designed planning process engaging key stakeholders. Stakeholder analyses lay the foundations to inform appropriate planning processes and undertake strategic actions. A systematic scoping review was performed to explore how stakeholder analyses are applied in health innovation planning processes and a guideline to report stakeholder analyses was developed. The literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus and DOAJ; grey literature was sought using Google. Articles reporting stakeholder analyses during the planning process of health policies, systems, products and technologies, and services and delivery methods were included. Fifty-one records were incorporated in the qualitative synthesis. Stakeholder analyses were conducted worldwide, used in all types of health innovations, applied in all phases of the planning process and conducted both prospectively and retrospectively. The steps followed to perform stakeholder analysis, the methods used, the stakeholder attributes analysed and how authors reported the analyses were heterogeneous. Forty-one studies reported the identification of stakeholders, 50 differentiated/categorised them and 25 analysed stakeholder relationships. Only some authors proposed future actions based on the results obtained in their stakeholder analysis. A list of Reporting Items for Stakeholder Analysis (i.e., the RISA tool) is proposed to contribute to the reporting guidelines to enhancing the quality and transparency of health research.