Table 1. Public and patient engagement matrix in health ecosystem & health research priority setting.

TIER	Levels of Engagement [10, 14]	Role of Public and Patients in Health Ecosystem Priority Setting [13]	Role of Public and Patients in Health Research Priority Setting [18]	Levels of Patient/Public and Researcher Participation [20]
1 Deliberative	Dialogue and negotiation to transform opinions of both parties	Public and Patients are equal or lead stakeholders	Public and Patients collaborate by co-developing topics for research with researchers and other key groups	Lead/Support
2 Consultative	Information is provided by the public to decision-makers, with limited interaction or formal dialogue	Public and Patients act as consultant and/or implementation advisors	Public and Patients consult about research topics and priorities that are most important to them	Collaborate Involve Consult