Patient and public involvement in health research in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patient and public involvement (PPI) is argued to lead to higher quality health research, which is more relatable to and helps empower the public. We synthesised the evidence to look for examples of PPI in health research in low/middle-income countries (LMICs), looking at levels of involvement and impact. Additionally, we considered the impact of who was undertaking the research on the level of involvement and reported impact.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

EMBASE, Medline and PsychINFO, along with hand-searching references, grey literature, Google search and expert advice.

Eligibility criteria

Any health research with evidence of patient or public involvement, with no language restrictions dated from 1978 to 1 Dec 2017.

Data extraction an

SUBMITTER: Cook N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6528003 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature