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ReviewHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2021

Research- and health-related youth advisory groups in Canada: An environmental scan with stakeholder interviews.

Michelle Chan, Shannon D Scott, Alyson Campbell, Sarah A Elliott, Hannah Brooks, Lisa Hartling

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Review in Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  20. Research- and health-related youth advisory groups in Canada: An environmental scan with stakeholder interviews.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Michelle ChanFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4412-3785
Shannon D ScottFaculty of Nursing, ECHO Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Alyson CampbellFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Sarah A ElliottDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Hannah BrooksFaculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Lisa HartlingDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEngaging youth throughout the research process improves research quality and outcomes. Youth advisory groups provide one way for youth to express their opinions on relevant issues.

objectiveThis study aimed to identify research- and health-related youth advisory groups ('groups') in Canada and understand the best practices of these groups.

methodsGoogle searches and supplementary methods were used to identify relevant groups in Canada. Group information was extracted from websites or through interviews with key informants.

resultsWe identified 40 groups. Groups were commonly part of a hospital/healthcare facility, nonprofit/health organization or research group. The majority focused on a specific content area, most commonly, mental health. Over half the groups advised on health services. Members' ages ranged from 9 to 35 years. The number of members ranged from 5 to 130. Interviews (n = 12) identified seven categories relating to group practices: (a) group purpose/objectives, (b) group development, (c) group operations, (d) group structure, (e) adult involvement, (f) membership and recruitment and (g) group access. Challenges and facilitators to the success of groups were described within the following themes: (a) retaining engagement, (b) creating a safe environment and (c) putting youth in positions of influence. Advice and recommendations were provided regarding the development of a new group.

conclusionThis study provides a comprehensive overview of research- and health-related youth advisory groups in Canada. This information can be used to identify groups that stakeholders could access as well as inform the development of a new group. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Youth advisory group representatives were interviewed as part of the study.

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Mental HealthAdolescentAdultCanadaChildHumansYoung Adultadvisory groupengagementenvironmental scanhealthqualitative interviewsresearchyouth

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PMID34288282
PMCPMC8483214

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