Stakeholder engagement in European brain research: Experiences of the Lifebrain consortium.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Stakeholder engagement remains scarce in basic brain research. However, it can greatly improve the relevance of investigations and accelerate the translation of study findings to policy. The Lifebrain consortium investigated risk and protective factors influencing brain health using cognition, lifestyle and imaging data from European cohorts. Stakeholder activities of Lifebrain-organized in a separate work package-included organizing stakeholder events, investigating public perceptions of brain health and dissemination. Here, we describe the experiences of researchers and stakeholders regarding stakeholder engagement in the Lifebrain project.

Methods

Stakeholder engagement in Lifebrain was evaluated through surveys among researchers and stakeholders and stakehol

SUBMITTER: Budin-Ljosne I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10154816 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature