Broadening public participation in systematic reviews: a case example involving young people in two configurative reviews.

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      Publisher: Wiley Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101543738 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1759-2887 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17592879 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Res Synth Methods Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: : Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
      Original Publication: Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2010-
    • Subject Terms:
      Education* ; Public Opinion* ; Review Literature as Topic*; Community Participation/*statistics & numerical data ; Consumer Behavior/*statistics & numerical data ; Pediatric Obesity/*epidemiology; Adolescent ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; United Kingdom
    • Abstract:
      Background: Arguments supporting the involvement of users in research have even more weight when involving the public in systematic reviews of research. We aimed to explore the potential for public involvement in systematic reviews of observational and qualitative studies.
      Methods: Two consultative workshops were carried out with a group of young people (YP) aged 12-17 years to examine two ongoing reviews about obesity: one about children's views and one on the link between obesity and educational attainment. YP were invited to comment on the credibility of themes, to propose elements of interventions, to suggest links between educational attainment and obesity and to comment on their plausibility.
      Results: Researchers had more confidence in review findings, after checking that themes identified as important by YP were emphasised appropriately. Researchers were able to use factors linking obesity and attainment identified as important by YP to identify limitations in the scope of extant research.
      Conclusion: Consultative workshops helped researchers draw on the perspectives of YP when interpreting and reflecting upon two systematic reviews. Involving users in judging synthesis credibility and identifying concepts was easier than involving them in interpreting findings. Involvement activities for reviews should be designed with review stage, purpose and group in mind.
      (© 2015 The Authors. Research Synthesis Methods published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)
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    • Grant Information:
      United Kingdom Department of Health
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: childhood obesity; systematic reviews; user involvement; young people
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20150624 Date Completed: 20160315 Latest Revision: 20220316
    • Publication Date:
      20221216
    • Accession Number:
      PMC5008219
    • Accession Number:
      10.1002/jrsm.1145
    • Accession Number:
      26099487