Background There is growing attention towards increasing patient and service user
engagement (PSUE) in biomedical and health services research. Existing variations in …

Objective: This scoping review aimed to explore international literature related to the
application of action research in studies in the healthcare context. Introduction: Action …

The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers' products does not imply that
they are endorsed or recommended by World Health Organization in preference to others of …

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 …

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) has emerged to bridge the gap between
research and primary-care practice through community engagement and social action to …

We suggest selecting representatives that are as similar as possible to the community or
population in which the study results are intended to be applied. This includes relevant …

Globally, young people's health is an increasing priority area for health practitioners, policy-
makers and researchers, and concepts of empowerment feature strongly in international …

Community engagement (CE) is an important component of public health research and
program implementation, especially in low-and middle-income countries. More recently, CE …

Depression and domestic abuse are serious problems for women throughout the world.
There is some evidence that skills in economic independence may empower women in …

Plain English summary Two goals of public health research are to understand what causes
disease and ill health, and what can be done to prevent it. To develop appropriate and …