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Frameworks for supporting patient and public involvement in research: Systematic review and co‐design pilot

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Greenhalgh, Trisha, Hinton, Lisa, Finlay, Teresa, Macfarlane, Alastair, Fahy, Nick, Clyde, Ben, Chant, Alan·2019·Health Expectations

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Background: Numerous frameworks for supporting, evaluating and reporting patient and public involvement in research exist. The literature is diverse and theoretically heterogeneous. Objectives: To identify and synthesize published frameworks, consider whether and how these have been used, and apply design principles to improve usability. Search strategy: Keyword search of six databases; hand search of eight journals; ancestry and snowball search; requests to experts. Inclusion criteria: Published, systematic approaches (frameworks) designed to support, evaluate or report on patient or public involvement in health‐related research. Data extraction and synthesis: Data were extracted on provenance; collaborators and sponsors; theoretical basis; lay input; intended user(s) and use(s); topics covered; examples of use; critiques; and updates. We used the Canadian Centre for Excellence on Partnerships with Patients and Public (CEPPP) evaluation tool and hermeneutic methodology to grade and synthesize the frameworks. In five co‐design workshops, we tested evidence‐based resources based on the review findings. Results: Our final data set consisted of 65 frameworks, most of which scored highly on the CEPPP tool. They had different provenances, intended purposes, strengths and limitations. We grouped them into five categories: power‐focused; priority‐setting; study‐focused; report‐focused; and partnership‐focused. Frameworks were used mainly by the groups who developed them. The empirical component of our study generated a structured format and evidence‐based facilitator notes for a “build your own framework” co‐design workshop. Conclusion: The plethora of frameworks combined with evidence of limited transferability suggests that a single, off‐the‐shelf framework may be less useful than a menu of evidence‐based resources which stakeholders can use to co‐design their own frameworks.

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Authors
Greenhalgh, T., Hinton, L., Finlay, T., Macfarlane, A., Fahy, N., Clyde, B., & Chant, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • North Central London Academic Foundation Programme London UK
Corresponding author
Greenhalgh, Trisha
Venue
Health Expectations
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-04-22
Volume
22
Issue
4
Pages
785-801
ISSN
  • 1369-6513 (ISSN-L)
  • 1369-7625
OpenAlex
W2941496369
Cited by
1,059
References
90
Citations by year
2026: 163 · 2025: 143 · 2024: 221 · 2023: 164 · 2022: 171 · 2021: 122 · 2020: 61 · 2019: 13
FWCI
16.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Health Expectations (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Radar (Oxford Brookes University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Apollo (cc-by)
Funders
National Institute for Health Research (BRC-1215-20008)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
Keywords
patient and public involvement, research framework, co-design, framework evaluation, health research collaboration, co-design workshops
MeSH terms
Empowerment, Community Participation, Group Processes, Humans, Patient Participation, Research

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