Engaging People and Co-Producing Research with Persons and Communities to Foster Person-Centred Care: A Meta-Synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Engagement and co-production in healthcare research and innovation are crucial for delivering person-centred interventions in underserved communities, but the knowledge of effective strategies to target this population is still vague, limiting the provision of person-centred care. Our research aimed to identify essential knowledge to foster engagement and co-production.

Materials and methods

A meta-synthesis research design was used to compile existing qualitative research papers on health communication, engagement, and empowerment in vulnerable groups in high-income countries (HICs) from 2008 to 2018. A total of 23 papers were selected and analysed.

Results

'Design and recruitment' and 'engagement and co-production' thematic areas are presented consideri

SUBMITTER: Acha BV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8656837 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature