Why Market Research

Empower Your Voice: Impacting Healthcare Through Market Research Participation

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Market Research Projects

Your participation in market research studies offers a direct channel to share your firsthand experiences and insights with healthcare and pharmacy companies, shaping the development of treatments and services while potentially improving outcomes for conditions you’re personally affected by.

Why Should I Participate in Market Research Projects?

There are many good reasons to participate in a study. Healthcare companies want to learn more about patients like you, so that they can try to make your life better. This can be by advancing medical treatments, discovering unmet needs and how their company can better assist patients, or developing a new program or app that could help you manage your disease. In addition to being able to share your story directly with these healthcare professionals, you will be compensated for your time.

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Senior Vice President, Market Research Firm, 2024

Market Research Projects

Choose Your Experience

Participating in market research not only allows you to contribute to advancements in healthcare but also holds the potential to enhance outcomes for the conditions affecting your loved one.

Recognizing the significance of caregivers in the healthcare journey, your voice becomes a catalyst for positive change.

Joining market research studies offers patients a unique opportunity to share their firsthand experiences and opinions directly with healthcare and pharmacy companies. Your real stories and insights provide invaluable feedback that can shape the development of new treatments, medications, and healthcare services. By participating in market research, you not only contribute to advancements in healthcare but also potentially improve outcomes for diseases you are personally affected by. Your voice matters, and joining a market research study empowers you to make a meaningful impact on the future of healthcare.

Joining market research studies provides caregivers with a distinctive platform to voice their firsthand experiences and opinions directly to healthcare and pharmacy companies. As a caregiver, your role is instrumental in managing your loved one’s condition, tracking and administering medication, accompanying them to doctor’s appointments, and offering essential emotional support. Your unique perspective and insights are invaluable in shaping the development of new treatments, medications, and healthcare services.

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Small Cell Lung Cancer Caregiver, 2022

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need your advocacy services to access the market research studies?

No. The market research studies that we work on are open to any individual who fits the criteria for the study. Anyone using our advocacy services does not have to participate in market research. Likewise, not all of our market research participants take advantage of our advocacy services.

How will I know if I qualify for a study?

A patient liaison will reach out to you to review qualifying questions to determine if you meet the criteria of the study. If qualified, the patient liaison will arrange for you to participate in the study.

Will you sell my information or use it to sell me medicine?

No. We keep your information private and secure, and we will never try to sell you anything. You remain anonymous to the market research firm and the sponsoring healthcare company.

Where does my personal information go after you ask me these questions?

There is no personal identifying information communicated outside of Pillar Patient Advocates. Only the responses to the screening questions are communicated to the research firm so they are aware prior to the start of your interview or other method used for that particular study.

Why would I want to be a part of a study?

There are many reasons!

  • You will be compensated for your time.
  • You will get to share your history and opinions directly with healthcare and pharmaceutical professionals.
  • Your voice will help researchers understand more about the unique issues you face as a patient
  • Be heard. Give back. Get paid.

There are many good reasons to participate in a study. Healthcare companies want to learn more about patients like you, so that they can try to make your life better. This can be by advancing medical treatments, discovering unmet needs and how their company can better assist patients, or developing a new program or app that could help you manage your disease. In addition to being able to share your story directly with these healthcare professionals, you will be compensated for your time.

What is the purpose of the study? Will I be helping scientists find a cure for my disease?

Each study has a unique purpose. Most of the studies that we work on are designed to help healthcare companies understand more about the needs of patients. Sometimes, the studies may seek input on creative materials for new programs for patients.

Where will the study be taking place?

Most of the studies that we recruit for will take place via online interview. We will tell you the exact details of the study we are screening you for when we call you. Before the COVID epidemic, there were far more in-person interviews. While we see this format is making a comeback, the majority of studies remain online.

What happens after I participate in a study?

The market research firm compiles a report based on all that they learned through the study. It is reported in aggregate, which means summarized so nothing can be tied back to you as an individual.

You are paid! Upon completion of the study, we are given the okay by the market research firm to issue your payment. Currently the rate is a minimum of $100 an hour however, we usually request $125 an hour for your time and input.

We ask if you would like to participate in future studies. We will only reach out to you when we believe you may qualify for a particular study. You will not be bombarded with every study we work on!

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