Values associated with public involvement in health and social care research: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Much has been written about public involvement (PI) in health and social care research, but underpinning values are rarely made explicit despite the potential for these to have significant influence on the practice and assessment of PI.

Objective

The narrative review reported here is part of a larger MRC-funded study which is producing a framework and related guidance on assessing the impact of PI in health and social care research. The review aimed to identify and characterize the range of values associated with PI that are central elements of the framework.

Methods

We undertook a review and narrative synthesis of diverse literatures of PI in health and social care research, including twenty existing reviews and twenty-four chapters in sixteen textbooks.

SUBMITTER: Gradinger F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5060838 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature