TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers and enablers to implementing capacity-strengthening initiatives for public and patient involvement in mental health research
T2 - a scoping review protocol informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
AU - Anand-Vembar, Shaakya
AU - Keogh, Brian
AU - Higgins, Agnes
AU - Sheaf, Greg
AU - Kartalova-O’Doherty, Yulia
AU - Longe, Olivia
AU - Staines, Lorna
AU - McEvoy, David
AU - Gallant, Allyson J.
AU - Wilson, Caroline
AU - Ryan, Leona
AU - FitzGerald, Christine
AU - Nic Aodha, Caoimhe
AU - Ryan, Chelsea
AU - Doody, Michelle
AU - Horkan, Nikki
AU - Hanney, Nora
AU - Breen, Oisín
AU - Thomas, Robyn
AU - Watters, Sarah
AU - Doyle, Louise
AU - Cotter, David
AU - Darker, Catherine D.
AU - Cannon, Mary
AU - Lyne, John
AU - McDonald, Colm
AU - Healy, Colm
AU - Donohue, Gary
AU - Burke, Sarah
AU - O'Connor, Karen
AU - Mongan, David
AU - Murphy, Rebecca
AU - O'Keeffe, Donal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright: © 2025 Anand-Vembar S et al.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Background: Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in mental health research is increasingly recognised as a moral and ethical imperative, necessary to increase the relevance and effectiveness of translation of research findings. Despite policy mandates and growing evidence of its benefits, PPI implementation in mental health research remains inconsistent. Little attention has been given to the state of scientific knowledge on PPI capacity strengthening in mental health research that can support more meaningful implementation. The aims of this scoping review are to: determine the state of knowledge concerning PPI in mental health research capacity-strengthening initiatives; identify the outcome measures used to evaluate the impact of capacity strengthening initiatives for PPI on contributors, research processes, and policy; and map the barriers and enablers to the implementation of capacity strengthening initiatives for PPI. Methods: This scoping review will follow JBI and PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Sources will include peer-reviewed articles, grey literature, and organisational materials describing training or skill-building initiatives for adult PPI contributors in mental health research. Searches will be conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINAHL, supplemented by hand-searching, targeted internet searches, and stakeholder consultation. Data extraction will capture descriptive details, initiative content, outcomes, and contextual factors, with barriers and enablers categorised according to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) domains. Conclusion: This review will provide the first comprehensive synthesis of capacity-strengthening initiatives for PPI contributors in mental health research. Findings will inform the development of a co-designed blueprint for capacity-strengthening for PPI contributors, and progress broader efforts to embed lived experience expertise and general public perspectives equitably within mental health research systems.
AB - Background: Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in mental health research is increasingly recognised as a moral and ethical imperative, necessary to increase the relevance and effectiveness of translation of research findings. Despite policy mandates and growing evidence of its benefits, PPI implementation in mental health research remains inconsistent. Little attention has been given to the state of scientific knowledge on PPI capacity strengthening in mental health research that can support more meaningful implementation. The aims of this scoping review are to: determine the state of knowledge concerning PPI in mental health research capacity-strengthening initiatives; identify the outcome measures used to evaluate the impact of capacity strengthening initiatives for PPI on contributors, research processes, and policy; and map the barriers and enablers to the implementation of capacity strengthening initiatives for PPI. Methods: This scoping review will follow JBI and PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Sources will include peer-reviewed articles, grey literature, and organisational materials describing training or skill-building initiatives for adult PPI contributors in mental health research. Searches will be conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINAHL, supplemented by hand-searching, targeted internet searches, and stakeholder consultation. Data extraction will capture descriptive details, initiative content, outcomes, and contextual factors, with barriers and enablers categorised according to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) domains. Conclusion: This review will provide the first comprehensive synthesis of capacity-strengthening initiatives for PPI contributors in mental health research. Findings will inform the development of a co-designed blueprint for capacity-strengthening for PPI contributors, and progress broader efforts to embed lived experience expertise and general public perspectives equitably within mental health research systems.
KW - capacity-strengthening
KW - co-production
KW - lived experience
KW - mental health
KW - participatory methods
KW - public and patient involvement
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105028634504
U2 - 10.12688/hrbopenres.14287.1
DO - 10.12688/hrbopenres.14287.1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105028634504
SN - 2515-4826
VL - 8
JO - HRB Open Research
JF - HRB Open Research
M1 - 123
ER -