Building Equitable Patient Partnerships during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Key Considerations for Research and Policy.
Journal
Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante
ISSN: 1715-6580
Titre abrégé: Healthc Policy
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101280107
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2021
08 2021
Historique:
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9
2021
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21
9
2021
medline:
1
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The unequal social and economic burden of the COVID-19 pandemic is evident in racialized and low-income communities across Canada. Importantly, social inequities have not been adequately addressed and current public policies are not reflective of the needs of diverse populations. Public participation in decision-making is crucial and there is, therefore, a pressing need to increase diversity of representation in patient partnerships in order to prevent the further exclusion of socially marginalized groups from research and policy making. Deliberate effort and affirmative action are needed to meaningfully engage and nurture diverse patient partnerships by broadening the scope of the patient community to include excluded or underrepresented individuals or groups. This will help us co-develop ways to enhance access and equity in healthcare and prevent the systematic reproduction of structural inequalities that have already been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34543172
pii: hcpol.2021.26582
doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2021.26582
pmc: PMC8437252
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
17-24Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Longwoods Publishing.
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