Fuzzy cognitive mapping in participatory research and decision making: a practice review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) is a graphic technique to describe causal understanding in a wide range of applications. This practice review summarises the experience of a group of participatory research specialists and trainees who used FCM to include stakeholder views in addressing health challenges. From a meeting of the research group, this practice review reports 25 experiences with FCM in nine countries between 2016 and 2023.

Results

The methods, challenges and adjustments focus on participatory research practice. FCM portrayed multiple sources of knowledge: stakeholder knowledge, systematic reviews of literature, and survey data. Methodological advances included techniques to contrast and combine maps from different sources using Bayesian procedures, protoco

SUBMITTER: Sarmiento I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11103993 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature