Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi
1* 
, Hervé Tchala Vignon Zomahoun
2,3, France Légaré
4,51 Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
2 Health and Social Services Systems, Knowledge Translation and Implementation Component of the Quebec SPOR-SUPPORT Unit, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.
3 Université Laval Primary Care Research Centre (CERSSPL-UL), Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.
4 Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada.
5 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation, Quebec, QC, Canada.
Abstract
Considering the growing recognition of the importance of patient engagement in healthcare decisions, research
and delivery systems, it is important to ensure high quality and efficient patient engagement evaluation tools. In
this commentary, we will first highlight the definition and importance of patient engagement. Then we discuss
the psychometric properties of the patient engagement evaluation tools identified in a recent review on patient
engagement in healthcare organization- and system-level decision-making. Lastly, we suggest future directions
for patient engagement and its evaluation tools.