University of Wollongong, Australia.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2013 Jan;29(1):79-83. doi: 10.1017/S026646231200075X. Epub 2012 Dec 10.
To obtain further information from members of the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) on the involvement of consumers in their programs.
A questionnaire for a survey was developed and sent to member agencies in November 2010. Survey responses were compared with those from an earlier survey conducted in 2005.
Of the thirty-three agencies that provided responses, 67 percent involve consumers in some aspects of their health technology assessment (HTA) programs, compared with 57 percent in 2005. As in the earlier survey, most agencies reporting involvement have contact with consumer or patient organizations and a large minority also involve individual consumers. Summaries of HTA reports that are intended to be easily understood by consumers are prepared by 84 percent of the agencies, and 42 percent involve consumers in dissemination of HTA material. In both areas, there was some increase from the levels previously reported.
The survey results suggest that there is a trend to increased involvement of consumers by the INAHTA agencies in their programs but that the level of involvement remains relatively limited. The manner of consumer participation varies between agencies.
从国际卫生技术评估机构网络（INAHTA）的成员那里获取更多关于消费者参与其项目的信息。
制定了一份调查问卷，并于 2010 年 11 月发送给成员机构。将调查结果与 2005 年进行的早期调查结果进行了比较。
在提供回复的三十三个机构中，有 67%的机构在其卫生技术评估（HTA）项目的某些方面涉及消费者，而 2005 年的比例为 57%。与早期调查一样，大多数报告有涉及的机构都与消费者或患者组织有联系，极少数机构还涉及个别消费者。84%的机构编写了旨在让消费者容易理解的 HTA 报告摘要，42%的机构让消费者参与 HTA 材料的传播。在这两个领域，都比之前报告的水平有所提高。
调查结果表明，INAHTA 机构在其项目中越来越倾向于让消费者参与，但参与程度仍然相对有限。消费者参与的方式在各机构之间有所不同。
