Engagement of people with lived experience in studies published in high-impact psychiatry journals: meta-research review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We evaluated studies published in high-impact psychiatry journals to assess (1) the proportion that reported in articles whether they engaged people with lived experience; (2) the proportion that likely engaged people with lived experience; and, if engagement occurred, (3) stages of research (planning, conduct, interpretation, dissemination); and (4) engagement level (consult, involve, partner).

Methods

We searched PubMed on December 14, 2022, for articles in psychiatry journals with impact factor ≥ 10 and reviewed articles in reverse chronological order until 141 were included, based on pre-study precision estimation. We contacted authors to obtain information on engagement.

Results

Three of 141 (2%) studies reported engagement of people with lived experie

SUBMITTER: Adams C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11539569 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature