SynthesisTrials2023
Paediatric eye and vision research participation experiences: a systematic review.
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- Acceptability and Feasibility of Health Measures in Preteens: Findings From the ROLO Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundFor children and young people with eye and vision conditions, research is essential to advancing evidence-based recommendations in diagnosis, prevention, treatments and cures. Patient 'experience' reflects a key measure of quality in health care (Department of Health. High Quality Care for All: NHS Next Stage Review Final Report: The Stationery Office (2008)); research participant 'experiences' are equally important. Therefore, in order to achieve child-centred, high-quality paediatric ophthalmic research, we need to understand participation experiences. We conducted a systematic review of existing literature; our primary outcome was to understand what children and young people, parents and research staff perceive to support or hinder positive paediatric eye and vision research experiences. Our secondary outcomes explored whether any adverse or positive effects were perceived to be related to participation experiences, and if any interventions to improve paediatric ophthalmic research experiences had previously been developed or used.
methodsWe searched (from inception to November 2018, updated July 2020) in MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, NICE evidence and The Cochrane Library (CDSR and CENTRAL), key journals (by hand), grey literature databases and Google Scholar; looking for evidence from the perspectives of children, young people, parents and staff with experience of paediatric ophthalmic research. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Participant in Research Experience Survey (PRES) (National Institute for Health Research. Research Participant Experience Survey Report 2018-19 (2019); National Institute for Health Research. Optimising the Participant in Research Experience Checklist (2019)) identified 'five domains' pivotal to shaping positive research experiences; we used these domains as an 'a priori' framework to conduct a 'best fit' synthesis (Carroll et al., BMC Med Res Methodol. 11:29, 2011; Carroll et al., BMC Med Res Methodol. 13:37, 2013).
resultsOur search yielded 13,020 papers; two studies were eligible. These evaluated research experiences from the perspectives of parents and staff; the perspectives of children and young people themselves were not collected. No studies were identified addressing our secondary objectives. Synthesis confirmed the experiences of parents were shaped by staff characteristics, information provision, trial organisation and personal motivations, concurring with the 'PRES domains' (National Institute for Health Research. Optimising the Participant in Research Experience Checklist (2019)) and generating additional dimensions to participation motivations and the physical and emotional costs of study organisation.
conclusionsThe evidence base is limited and importantly omits the voices of children and young people. Further research, involving children and young people, is necessary to better understand the research experiences of this population, and so inform quality improvements for paediatric ophthalmic research care and outcomes.
trial registrationReview registered with PROSPERO, International prospective register of systematic reviews: CRD42018117984. Registered on 11 December 2018.
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