ReviewBMJ open2020
Community engagement approaches for Indigenous health research: recommendations based on an integrative review.
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Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- The cultural safety of research reports on primary healthcare use by Indigenous Peoples: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Child Health and Developmental Outcomes Associated with Low Birthweight and/or Small for Gestational Age in Indigenous Children from Australia, Canada and New Zealand.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- SCOPE and FRAME: Context-Specific Tools for Virtual Care Service Delivery in Rural and Remote Communities.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2026Article
- Integrating research and surveillance to mitigate zoonotic disease risk in indigenous communities: Insights from an expert group meeting in Amazonas, Peru.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Strengthening Indigenous community engagement in clinical research: a formative evaluation in Northern British Columbia.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Where to Next for Māori Health Research Review Processes? Insights Into the Indigenous Context: An Integrative Systematic Literature Review.Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand · 2026Review
- Integrating Indigenous Data Sovereignty Principles Into Learning Health Systems: Survey of Canadian PBRLNs and Framework Analysis.Annals of family medicine · 2026Article
- The Impact of Aboriginal Health Liaison Officers and Culturally Safe Strategies on Emergency Department Leave Events: A Scoping Review.Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA · 2026Article
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems & Psychedelic Science: Towards Ethical and Reciprocal Collaboration.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Insights into Cancer Patients' Experiences and Needs in the Northeast Region of India: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Systemic challenges for meaningful partnerships in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research grant applications: a critical reflection.The Medical journal of Australia · 2025Article
- A comprehensive assessment of health indicators among tribal populations in Odisha, India (Odisha Tribal Family Health Survey): a community-based, cross-sectional study.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2025Article
- Reimagining Innovation in Health Equity: Making a Case for a Community embedded Participatory Learning Site for Adivasi Health Research.Journal of community systems for health · 2025Article
- Addressing epistemic injustice in the mental healthcare of Indigenous people in Bangladesh: Implications for global mental health.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- A journey of partnership: Supporting Indigenous science in Western, colonial-grounded academic institutions.PloS one · 2025Article
- Measuring Wellness Through Indigenous Partnerships: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Engaging Red River Métis families in Manitoba in the development of child health resources - findings from a qualitative study.Research involvement and engagement · 2024Article
- Qualitative genomic research with Indigenous peoples: a scoping review of participatory practice.BMJ global health · 2024Article
- Engagement and partnership with consumers and communities in the co-design and conduct of Research: Lessons from the INtravenous iron polymaltose for First Nations Australian patients with high FERRitin levels on haemodialysis (INFERR) clinical trial.Research involvement and engagement · 2024Article
- Inclusive approaches to involvement of community groups in health research: the co-produced CHICO guidance.Research involvement and engagement · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveCommunity engagement practices in Indigenous health research are promoted as a means of decolonising research, but there is no comprehensive synthesis of approaches in the literature. Our aim was to assemble and qualitatively synthesise a comprehensive list of actionable recommendations to enhance community engagement practices with Indigenous peoples in Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
designIntegrative review of the literature in medical (Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and Embase) and Google and WHO databases (search cut-off date 21 July 2020). ARTICLE SELECTION: Studies that contained details regarding Indigenous community engagement frameworks, principles or practices in the field of health were included, with exclusion of non-English publications. Two reviewers independently screened the articles in duplicate and reviewed full-text articles. ANALYSIS: Recommendations for community engagement approaches were extracted and thematically synthesised through content analysis.
resultsA total of 63 studies were included in the review, with 1345 individual recommendations extracted. These were synthesised into a list of 37 recommendations for community engagement approaches in Indigenous health research, categorised by stage of research. In addition, activities applicable to all phases of research were identified: partnership and trust building and active reflection.
conclusionsWe provide a comprehensive list of recommendations for Indigenous community engagement approaches in health research. A limitation of this review is that it may not address all aspects applicable to specific Indigenous community settings and contexts. We encourage anyone who does research with Indigenous communities to reflect on their practices, encouraging changes in research processes that are strengths based.
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