The reported impact of public involvement in biobanks: A scoping review
Abstract Background Biobanks increasingly employ public involvement and engagement strategies, though few studies have explored their impact. This review aims to (a) investigate how the impact of public involvement in biobanks is reported and conceptualized by study authors; in order to (b) suggest...
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| author | Lidia Luna Puerta Will Kendall Bethan Davies Sophie Day Helen Ward |
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| description | Abstract Background Biobanks increasingly employ public involvement and engagement strategies, though few studies have explored their impact. This review aims to (a) investigate how the impact of public involvement in biobanks is reported and conceptualized by study authors; in order to (b) suggest how the research community might re‐conceptualize the impact of public involvement in biobanks. Methods A systematic literature search of three electronic databases and the INVOLVE Evidence Library in January 2019. Studies commenting on the impact of public involvement in a biobank were included, and a narrative review was conducted. Results and discussion Forty‐one studies covering thirty‐one biobanks were included, with varying degrees of public involvement. Impact was categorized according to where it was seen: ‘the biobank’, ‘people involved’ and ‘the wider research community’. Most studies reported involvement in a ‘functional’ way, in relation to improved rates of participation in the biobank. Broader forms of impact were reported but were vaguely defined and measured. This review highlights a lack of clarity of purpose and varied researcher conceptualizations of involvement. We pose three areas for further research and consideration by biobank researchers and public involvement practitioners. Conclusions Functional approaches to public involvement in biobanking limit impact. This conceptualization of involvement emerges from an entrenched technical understanding that ignores its political nature, complicated by long‐standing disagreement about the values of public involvement. This study urges a re‐imagination of impact, re‐conceptualized as a two‐way learning process. More support will help researchers and members of the public to undergo such reflective exercises. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70129f403c364e03a1738f9e9f8f7bce2022-12-21T19:57:24ZengWileyHealth Expectations1369-65131369-76252020-08-0123475978810.1111/hex.13067The reported impact of public involvement in biobanks: A scoping reviewLidia Luna Puerta0Will Kendall1Bethan Davies2Sophie Day3Helen Ward4NIHR Imperial BRC Patient Experience Research Centre Imperial College London London UKNIHR Imperial BRC Patient Experience Research Centre Imperial College London London UKNIHR Imperial BRC Patient Experience Research Centre Imperial College London London UKNIHR Imperial BRC Patient Experience Research Centre Imperial College London London UKNIHR Imperial BRC Patient Experience Research Centre Imperial College London London UKAbstract Background Biobanks increasingly employ public involvement and engagement strategies, though few studies have explored their impact. This review aims to (a) investigate how the impact of public involvement in biobanks is reported and conceptualized by study authors; in order to (b) suggest how the research community might re‐conceptualize the impact of public involvement in biobanks. Methods A systematic literature search of three electronic databases and the INVOLVE Evidence Library in January 2019. Studies commenting on the impact of public involvement in a biobank were included, and a narrative review was conducted. Results and discussion Forty‐one studies covering thirty‐one biobanks were included, with varying degrees of public involvement. Impact was categorized according to where it was seen: ‘the biobank’, ‘people involved’ and ‘the wider research community’. Most studies reported involvement in a ‘functional’ way, in relation to improved rates of participation in the biobank. Broader forms of impact were reported but were vaguely defined and measured. This review highlights a lack of clarity of purpose and varied researcher conceptualizations of involvement. We pose three areas for further research and consideration by biobank researchers and public involvement practitioners. Conclusions Functional approaches to public involvement in biobanking limit impact. This conceptualization of involvement emerges from an entrenched technical understanding that ignores its political nature, complicated by long‐standing disagreement about the values of public involvement. This study urges a re‐imagination of impact, re‐conceptualized as a two‐way learning process. More support will help researchers and members of the public to undergo such reflective exercises.https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13067biobankimpactpublic involvement |
| spellingShingle | Lidia Luna Puerta Will Kendall Bethan Davies Sophie Day Helen Ward The reported impact of public involvement in biobanks: A scoping review Health Expectations biobank impact public involvement |
| title | The reported impact of public involvement in biobanks: A scoping review |
| title_full | The reported impact of public involvement in biobanks: A scoping review |
| title_fullStr | The reported impact of public involvement in biobanks: A scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The reported impact of public involvement in biobanks: A scoping review |
| title_short | The reported impact of public involvement in biobanks: A scoping review |
| title_sort | reported impact of public involvement in biobanks a scoping review |
| topic | biobank impact public involvement |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13067 |
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