Value Co-Creation through Patient Engagement in Health Care: A Bibliometric Analysis

This bibliometric study aims to provide an updated analysis of the global research conducted on value co-creation in healthcare.The methodology involved a comprehensive search of the Dimensions and PubMed databases to retrieve peer-reviewed publications up to March 2024.The search terms used were related to value co-creation, patient engagement, shared decision-making, and other relevant topics.A total of 1,588 relevant publications were identified and analysed.Service-dominant logic was used as the theoretical framework to examine value co-creation.The results show a significant rise in scholarly output since 2010, indicating growing research interest in value co-creation.After analysing the results, several countries stand out as the most active, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.Hence, universities like the university of Toronto are weighed very high in terms of productivity.Journals like the Journal of Service Research and Journal of Medical Internet Research feature prominently.Authors like Janet R. McColl-Kennedy receive high citations