Abstract

Background

In the first of a four-part series, we describe the fundamentals of public engagement in primary care research.

Objectives

The article’s purpose is to encourage, inform and improve the researcher’s awareness about public engagement in research. For a growing number of researchers, funders and patient organisations in Europe, public engagement is a moral and ethical imperative for conducting high-quality research.

Discussion

Starting with an explanation of the role of public engagement in research, we highlight its diversity and benefits to research, researchers and the public members involved. We summarise principles of good practice and provide valuable resources for researchers to use in their public engagement activities. Finally, we discuss some of the issues encountered when researchers collaborate with members of the public and provide practical steps to address them. Case studies of real-life situations are used to illustrate and aid understanding.

Conclusion

We hope this article and the other papers in this series will encourage researchers to better consider the role and practice of public engagement and the potential added value to research that collaborating with the public could provide.

中文翻译：

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系列：公众参与研究。第 1 部分：公众参与研究的基础

摘要

背景

在四部分系列的第一部分中，我们描述了公众参与初级保健研究的基础知识。

目标

本文的目的是鼓励、告知和提高研究人员对公众参与研究的认识。对于欧洲越来越多的研究人员、资助者和患者组织来说，公众参与是进行高质量研究的道德和伦理要求。

讨论

首先解释公众参与在研究中的作用，我们强调其多样性以及对研究、研究人员和参与的公众成员的好处。我们总结了良好实践的原则，并为研究人员在其公众参与活动中使用提供了宝贵的资源。最后，我们讨论了研究人员与公众合作时遇到的一些问题，并提供了解决这些问题的实际步骤。现实生活中的案例研究用于说明和帮助理解。

结论

我们希望本文和本系列的其他论文能够鼓励研究人员更好地考虑公众参与的作用和实践，以及与公众合作可以为研究提供的潜在附加值。