Involving adolescents in the design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of health research: an umbrella review protocol
Introduction A lack of awareness on how to engage adolescents in research has been reported as one of the barriers to meaningful youth involvement in health research. Currently, available guidelines on youth involvement are limited in terms of the scope (e.g., focused on limited health research area...
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| description | Introduction A lack of awareness on how to engage adolescents in research has been reported as one of the barriers to meaningful youth involvement in health research. Currently, available guidelines on youth involvement are limited in terms of the scope (e.g., focused on limited health research areas), content (e.g., include broad principles) and context (e.g., most guidelines are from high-income countries) for which the guidelines are applicable. To address this, we will develop a set of comprehensive guidelines based on consolidated evidence on youth involvement in health research. To inform these guidelines, we are first conducting an umbrella review to (1) summarise and synthesise findings from reviews on involving adolescents in health research, (2) consolidate the challenges experienced in youth involvement and the recommendations to mitigate these challenges, (3) identify best practices and (4) identify gaps and methodological weaknesses in the extant literature on involving adolescents in health research.Methods and analysis We will include review articles exploring adolescents’ involvement in studies aiming to improve their physical or mental health. Databases to be searched include Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Scopus, Embase, PsycINFO, PsycArticles, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Epistemonikos and Health Systems Evidence. A grey literature search will be conducted in Web of Science, ProQuest, Google Scholar and PROSPERO, supplemented by a handsearch of the reference lists of eligible reviews, relevant journals, websites of related organisations and input from experts. Data will be analysed using narrative synthesis.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required as we are not collecting participant data as part of this review. The findings of this umbrella review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, participatory workshops and academic conferences.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021287467. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff0d34be42094840ad28859930b033e82023-06-03T08:00:06ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-06-0113610.1136/bmjopen-2022-069695Involving adolescents in the design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of health research: an umbrella review protocolMaria Lee0Azza Warraitch1Delali Bruce2Paul Curran3Qusai Khraisha4Kristin Hadfield5Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University; andTrinity Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandTrinity Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandSchool of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandTrinity Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandTrinity Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandIntroduction A lack of awareness on how to engage adolescents in research has been reported as one of the barriers to meaningful youth involvement in health research. Currently, available guidelines on youth involvement are limited in terms of the scope (e.g., focused on limited health research areas), content (e.g., include broad principles) and context (e.g., most guidelines are from high-income countries) for which the guidelines are applicable. To address this, we will develop a set of comprehensive guidelines based on consolidated evidence on youth involvement in health research. To inform these guidelines, we are first conducting an umbrella review to (1) summarise and synthesise findings from reviews on involving adolescents in health research, (2) consolidate the challenges experienced in youth involvement and the recommendations to mitigate these challenges, (3) identify best practices and (4) identify gaps and methodological weaknesses in the extant literature on involving adolescents in health research.Methods and analysis We will include review articles exploring adolescents’ involvement in studies aiming to improve their physical or mental health. Databases to be searched include Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Scopus, Embase, PsycINFO, PsycArticles, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Epistemonikos and Health Systems Evidence. A grey literature search will be conducted in Web of Science, ProQuest, Google Scholar and PROSPERO, supplemented by a handsearch of the reference lists of eligible reviews, relevant journals, websites of related organisations and input from experts. Data will be analysed using narrative synthesis.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required as we are not collecting participant data as part of this review. The findings of this umbrella review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, participatory workshops and academic conferences.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021287467.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/6/e069695.full |
| spellingShingle | Maria Lee Azza Warraitch Delali Bruce Paul Curran Qusai Khraisha Kristin Hadfield Involving adolescents in the design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of health research: an umbrella review protocol BMJ Open |
| title | Involving adolescents in the design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of health research: an umbrella review protocol |
| title_full | Involving adolescents in the design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of health research: an umbrella review protocol |
| title_fullStr | Involving adolescents in the design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of health research: an umbrella review protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Involving adolescents in the design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of health research: an umbrella review protocol |
| title_short | Involving adolescents in the design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of health research: an umbrella review protocol |
| title_sort | involving adolescents in the design implementation evaluation and dissemination of health research an umbrella review protocol |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/6/e069695.full |
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