Evaluating the impact of patient and public involvement initiatives on UK health services: A systematic review

Daykin, Norma; Evans, David; Petsoulas, Christina; Sayers, Adrian

Abstract

This article reports on a systematic review of the patient and public involvement (PPI) literature in the UK that was undertaken in 2005 to support an evaluation of the Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS) in England.The general PPI literature has been extensively reviewed; here we focus on the relatively small empirically based evaluation literature.The research adopts the framework of realistic evaluation, which identifies contexts, mechanisms and outcomes that lead to favourable and unfavourable outcomes. The question guiding the review is therefore: 'What context and mechanism factors can be identified from empirical research that will lead to successful PPI outcomes?'. © The Policy Press.

Citation

Daykin, N., Evans, D., Petsoulas, C., & Sayers, A. (2007). Evaluating the impact of patient and public involvement initiatives on UK health services: A systematic review. Evidence and Policy, 3(1), 47-65. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426407779702201

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2007
• Journal: Evidence and Policy
• Print ISSN: 1744-2656
• Electronic ISSN: 1744-2656
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 47-65
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/174426407779702201
• Keywords: patient and public involvement, policy evaluation, Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1030822
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426407779702201
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This article is the first output from the national evaluation of Patient Advice and Liaison Services, a major two year externally funded research project commissioned by the Department of Health. The paper contributes to the emerging field of systematic reviews in policy research; unlike other reviews of user involvement in health, it focuses specifically on empirical studies. Evidence and Policy was chosen as the outlet as the first peer reviewed journal dedicated to the critical relationship between research evidence and policy. Contribution 40%.