Evaluating the quality of research co-production: Research Quality Plus for Co-Production (RQ + 4 Co-Pro).
Robert K D McLeanFred CardenAlice B AikenRebecca ArmstrongJudy BrayChristine E CassidyOlivia DaubErica Di RuggieroLeslie A FierroMichelle GagnonAlison M HutchinsonRoman KislovAnita KothariSara KreindlerChris McCutcheonJessica ReszelGayle ScarrowIan D GrahamPublished in: Health research policy and systems (2023)
Evaluation is necessary for understanding and improving co-production, and, for ensuring co-production delivers on its promise of better health.. RQ + 4 Co-Pro provides a practical evaluation approach and framework that we invite co-producers and stewards of co-production-including the funders, publishers, and universities who increasingly encourage socially relevant research-to study, adapt, and apply.