Frequency of reporting on patient and public involvement (PPI) in research studies published in a general medical journal: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:While documented plans for patient and public involvement (PPI) in research are required in many grant applications, little is known about how frequently PPI occurs in practice. Low levels of reported PPI may mask actual activity due to limited PPI reporting requirements. This research analysed the frequency and types of reported PPI in the presence and absence of a journal requirement to include this information. DESIGN AND SETTING:A before and after comparison of PPI reported in research papers published in The BMJ before and 1 year after the introduction of a journal policy requiring authors to report if and how they involved patients and the public within their papers. RESULTS:Between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014, The BMJ published 189 research papers and 1 (0.5%) reported PP

SUBMITTER: Price A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875637 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature