General resources on how to involve people in reviews
Involving consumers (patients and public) in your Cochrane review - a brief guide for authors
Garritty C, Tricco AC, Smith M et al. (2024) Rapid Review Methods Series: Involving patient and public partners, healthcare providers and policymakers as knowledge users. BMJ Evidence Based Medicine (29; 1), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2022-112070
Hoddinott P, Pollock A, O'Cathain A et al. (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 et al. Patient and public involvement in systematic reviews (2021). In GIN Public Toolkit: Patient and Public Involvement in Guidelines. Guidelines International Network, pp. 1-29
Pollock A, Campbell P, Struthers C et al. (2018) Stakeholder involvement in systematic reviews: a scoping review. Systematic Reviews (7), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0852-0
Pollock A, Campbell P, Struthers C et al. (2019) Development of the ACTIVE framework to describe stakeholder involvement in systematic reviews. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy (24;4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819619841647
Pollock A, Alexander L, Munn Z et al. (2022) Moving from consultation to co-creation with knowledge users in scoping reviews: guidance from the JBI Scoping Review Methodology Group. JBI Evidence Synthesis (20;4), https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-21-00416
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 co-production in Cochrane reviews
Brown J, Baer G, Cameron S et al. (2023) Stakeholder involvement in a Cochrane review of physical rehabilitation after stroke: description and reflections. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods (10;1), https://doi.org/10.1002/cesm.12032
Pollock A, Campbell P, Baer G et al. (2015) 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 4, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-015-0023-5
Synnot AJ, Tong A, Bragge P et al. (2019) Selecting, refining and identifying priority Cochrane Reviews in health communication and participation in partnership with consumers and other stakeholders. Health Research Policy and Systems (17), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-019-0444-z
Research on co-production in evidence syntheses
Tricco AC, Zarin W, Rios P et al. (2018) Engaging policy-makers, health system managers, and policy analysts in the knowledge synthesis process: a scoping review protocol. Implementation Science (13;1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-018-0717-x
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.