A review of reviews exploring patient and public involvement in population health research and development of tools containing best practice guidance.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient and public involvement (PPI) is increasingly seen as something that is integral to research and of importance to research funders. There is general recognition that PPI is the right thing to do for both moral and practical reasons. The aim of this review of reviews is to examine how PPI can be done 'properly' by looking at the evidence that exists from published reviews and assessing it against the UK Standards for Public Involvement in Research, as well as examining the specific features of population health research that can make PPI more challenging.

Methods

A review of reviews and development of best practice guidance was carried out following the 5-stage Framework Synthesis method.

Results

In total 31 reviews were included. There is a lack of

SUBMITTER: Vinnicombe S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature