Oliver Kathryn, Rees Rebecca, Brady Louca-Mai, Kavanagh Josephine, Oliver Sandy, Thomas James
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, University College London, London, UK.
Social Science Research Unit & EPPI-Centre, UCL Institute of Education, L-MB: University of Western England.
Res Synth Methods. 2015 Jun;6(2):206-17. doi: 10.1002/jrsm.1145.
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.
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.
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.
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.
当让公众参与研究的系统评价时，支持使用者参与研究的论据更具分量。我们旨在探讨公众参与观察性研究和定性研究系统评价的可能性。
与一组年龄在12至17岁的年轻人（YP）举办了两次协商研讨会，以审查两项正在进行的关于肥胖的评价：一项关于儿童的观点，另一项关于肥胖与教育成就之间的联系。邀请YP对主题的可信度发表评论，提出干预措施的要素，建议教育成就与肥胖之间的联系，并对其合理性发表评论。
在确认YP认为重要的主题得到适当强调后，研究人员对评价结果更有信心。研究人员能够利用YP认为重要的将肥胖与成就联系起来的因素，来识别现有研究范围中的局限性。
协商研讨会帮助研究人员在解释和反思两项系统评价时借鉴YP的观点。让使用者判断综合可信度和识别概念比让他们解释结果更容易。评价的参与活动应根据评价阶段、目的和群体来设计。
