"How would you handle this?" The impact of embedding early patient and public involvement in a biomechanical computational engineering doctoral research project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Engineering is often described as a technology-driven field. However, whilst frameworks exist to engage with stakeholders, patient and public involvement (PPI) is not often undertaken in projects that have a quantitative methodology, such as engineering. This can have an impact on research quality, relevance, accessibility and experience. This is especially significant in a biomechanical engineering context where the end-user is often a person with an experience or living with a condition that the researcher does not have.

Aim

This paper aims to provide a commentary on the first steps taken to embed PPI into a biomechanical engineering doctoral research project, and the outcomes and learnings that have come from this experience.

Methods

Three members of the

SUBMITTER: Munyebvu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921647 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature