Key concepts in consumer and community engagement: a scoping meta-review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although consumer and community engagement (CCE) in health care is receiving increasing attention, research and practice in this area are hampered by the variability of concepts and terminology commonly employed. This scoping meta-review aims to identify key CCE concepts and examine terminology used to describe them.

Methods

In a scoping meta-review, an extensive list of 47 phrases and 11 Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) was used to undertake a comprehensive and systematic search in PubMed Central, Embase, EBM reviews, CINAHL, APAPsycNET, and Scopus.

Results

59 systematic reviews met the selection criteria and were included in the final analysis. The analysis identified nine different concepts related to CCE: shared decision making, self-management, CCE in h

SUBMITTER: Sarrami-Foroushani P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4074380 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature