A toolkit for capturing a representative and equitable sample in health research.

ABSTRACT: Research participants often do not represent the general population. Systematic exclusion of particular groups from research limits the generalizability of research findings and perpetuates health inequalities. Groups considered underserved by research include those whose inclusion is lower than expected based on population estimates, those with a high healthcare burden but limited research participation opportunities and those whose healthcare engagement is less than others. The REP-EQUITY toolkit guides representative and equitable inclusion in research. The toolkit was developed through a methodological systematic review and synthesis and finalized in a consensus workshop with 24 participants. The REP-EQUITY toolkit describes seven steps for investigators to consider in facilitating rep

SUBMITTER: Retzer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719102 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature