Benefits, barriers and recommendations for youth engagement in health research: combining evidence-based and youth perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Youth engagement refers to the collaboration between researchers and youth to produce research. Youth engagement in health research has been shown to inform effective interventions aimed at improving health outcomes. However, limited evidence has identified promising practices to meaningfully engage youth. This synthesis aims to describe youth engagement approaches, frameworks, and barriers, as well as provide both evidence-based and youth-generated recommendations for meaningful engagement.

Main body

This review occurred in two stages: 1) a narrative review of existing literature on youth engagement and 2) a Youth Advisory Council (YAC) to review and supplement findings with their perspectives, experiences, and recommendations. The terms 'youth engagement' and 'h

SUBMITTER: Bailey K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11370084 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature