Biomedical research policy in many countries has adopted the principle of active
involvement in research. However, how different approaches to involvement such as patient …

The potential use, influence and impact of health research is seldom fully realised. This
stubborn problem has caused burgeoning global interest in research aiming to address the …

It is commonly put forward that effective uptake of research in policy or practice must be built
upon a foundation of active knowledge exchange and stakeholder engagement during the …

The focus of this chapter is user involvement in research and its relationship with health and
social care policy and practice. This means that while the chapter is centrally concerned with …

Abstract Multi-Stakeholder Health Services Research Collaborations (M-SHSRCs) are
increasingly pursued internationally to undertake complex implementation research that …

Plain English summary Researchers who conduct studies in health and social care are
encouraged to involve the public as early as possible in the process of designing their …

Objective There is growing emphasis on health care organizations to ensure that lay people
are meaningfully engaged as partners on research teams. Our aim was to explore the …

Background The role of patient involvement in health research has evolved over the past
decade. Despite efforts to engage patients as partners, the role is not well understood. We …

Objectives To describe researchers' experiences with involving health system managers
and public policy-makers (ie decision-makers) in the research process, and decision …

Background To address the problem of translation from research-based evidence to routine
healthcare practice, the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care …