Clarifying the mechanisms and resources that enable the reciprocal involvement of seldom heard groups in health and social care research: A collaborative rapid realist review process.
Éidín Ní ShéSarah MortonVeronica LambertCliona Ní CheallaighVanessa LaceyEleanor DunnCliona LoughnaneJoan O'ConnorAmanda McCannMaura AdsheadThilo KrollPublished in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2019)
While there is growing evidence of the merits of undertaking PPI, this rarely extends to the meaningful involvement of seldom heard groups. The 33 programme theories agreed by the expert panel point to a variety of mechanisms and resources that need to be considered. Many of the programme theories identified point to the need for a radical shift in current practice to enable the reciprocal involvement of seldom heard groups.