Identification | Identification tool: |
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7167 citations retrieved from the literature using broad search strategy (Appendix 3) and scrutinized using identification tool | 1. Does the citation indicate health-related research? 2. Does the citation indicate PR? 3. Does the citation indicate some form of data (process or outcome)? |
Selection | Selection tool: |
594 citations and their full-text articles examined using selection tool |    1. Does the full-text paper still indicate health-related research? |
 |    2. Does the full-text paper indicate that participation occurred in the following three areas: |
 | a. partners were involved in identifying or setting the research questions? |
 | b. partners were involved in setting the methodology or collecting data or analysing the data? |
 | c. partners were involved in uptake or dissemination of the research findings? |
 |    3. Does the full-text paper describe the research setting? (indicate community-based, organizational, or other (describe)) |
 |    4. Does the full-text paper indicate empirical research (i.e., that there is some description of methods, data collection and analysis)? (Specify the methodology) |
 |    5. Does the full-text paper describe PR-related outcomes? |
 |    6. Does the full-text paper describe PR processes or contexts (or is there a reference to the process/context in a cited companion paper)? |
 |    7. Does the full-text paper indicate intervention research? |
 |    8. Does the full-text paper indicate a community-based setting? |
Appraisal: 83 sets of articles assessed using appraisal tool (contacted PIs to ensure all publications for each study) | Appraisal tool: 1. Did we receive an answer from the principle investigator confirming we have the complete set of publications for each study or providing additional publications?; 2. Are there rich descriptors of the outcomes?; 3. Are there rich descriptors of the participatory process? |
23 studies comprising 276 publications for qualitative synthesis using realist review methods |