Table 3 Reported impacts of involvement on research
From: ‘Is it worth doing?’ Measuring the impact of patient and public involvement in research
| Categories of impact identified through literature reviews |
|---|
| 1. Impact on the research agenda—the topic, research question and funding decisions |
| 2. Impact on research design and delivery—influencing the research design, tools and choice of method, recruitment, data collection and analysis, writing-up and dissemination. |
| 3. Impact on research ethics—the consent process and developing ethically acceptable research |
| 4. Impact on the people involved |
| 5. Impact on the researchers |
| 6. Impact on participants |
| 7. Impact on the wider community |
| 8. Impact on community organisations |
| 9. Impact on implementation and change |