General resources on how to involve people in systematic reviews
Involving consumers (patients and public) in your Cochrane review - a brief guide for authors.
Hoddinott P, Pollock A, O'Cathain A, Boyer I, Taylor J, MacDonald C, Oliver S & Donovan JL (2018) How to incorporate patient and public perspectives into the design and conduct of research. F1000Research, 7, Art. No.: 752. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.15162.1
Pollock A, Campbell P, Synnot A, Smith M, Morley R. Patient and public involvement in systematic reviews. In GIN Public Toolkit: Patient and Public Involvement in Guidelines. Guidelines International Network. 2021 pp. 1-29
Pollock A, Campbell P, Struthers C, Synnot A, Nunn J, Hill S Goodare H, Morris J, Watts C, Morley R. Stakeholder involvement in systematic reviews: a scoping review. Systematic Reviews. 2018 Nov 24;7. 208. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0852-0
Pollock A, Campbell P, Struthers C, Synnot A, Nunn J, Hill S et al. Development of the ACTIVE framework to describe stakeholder involvement in systematic reviews. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. 2019 Oct 1;24(4):245-255. https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819619841647
Online training resources and webinars
https://training.cochrane.org/online-learning/consumer-involvement
Cochrane Learning Events. Co-production in action. SPRUCE – Stroke physiotherapy review: an update of a Cochrane review. Cochrane Training 2019. https://training.cochrane.org/resource/co-production-action
Cochrane Learning Events. Involving consumers in Cochrane reviews: learning from the ACTIVE project. October 2016 https://training.cochrane.org/resource/involving-people-new-learning-resource-systematic-review-authors-webinar
Examples of involvement in Cochrane reviews
Brown, J., Baer, G., Cameron, S., Jackson, K., Lamouline, C., Morley, R., Ormsby, D., Synnot, A., & Todhunter-Brown, A. (2023). Stakeholder involvement in a Cochrane review of physical rehabilitation after stroke: description and reflections. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods 1(10); e12032. https://doi.org/10.1002/cesm.12032
Pollock A, Campbell P, Baer G, Choo PL, Morris J, Forster A. User involvement in a Cochrane systematic review: using structured methods to enhance the clinical relevance, usefulness and usability of a systematic review update. Systematic Reviews. 2015 Apr 20;4. 55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-015-0023-5
Ongoing and completed research projects
We are currently preparing a database of ongoing and completed research projects about methods in co-production of evidence syntheses. If you would like to get involved, please contact nicole.k.pitcher@gmail.com.