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. 2016 Jul;21(3):209-11.
doi: 10.1177/1355819615612510. Epub 2015 Oct 27.

Evaluation of public involvement in research: time for a major re-think?

Natalie Edelman  1 , Duncan Barron  2
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Evaluation of public involvement in research: time for a major re-think?

Natalie Edelman et al. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

The way that public involvement in research has been evaluated as a complex intervention has derailed the development of an evidence base. Two alternative approaches are available for constructing and evaluating patient involvement, each of which requires us to revisit the purposes and values that underpin it in each stage of the research process.

Keywords: complex intervention; evaluation; public involvement.

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