ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025
A Bibliometric Analysis of Healthcare Intervention-Related Studies Reporting Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of Ecological Momentary Interventions on Pain, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Individuals With Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of nursing management · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of a Theory- and Evidence-Based, Motivational Interviewing-Oriented Artificial Intelligence Digital Assistant on Vaccine Attitudes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- How to co-create context-sensitive analyses of health service experiences: proposed guidelines for contextualist collaborative thematic analyses with co-researchers.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Patient perceptions of remotely-delivered exercise services for osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Article
- Patient and public perceptions of involvement and engagement in healthcare research: a descriptive exploratory qualitative study in Hong Kong.Research involvement and engagement · 2026Article
- Evolution of Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in Health-Related Research: A Concept Analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Review
- Leadership education to support person-centred health and social care: A scoping review of empirical literature.PloS one · 2026Article
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- How Can We Enhance Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in Nursing Science?Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesPatient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) has gained global recognition as an innovative healthcare research practice. PPIE engages end-users throughout the research process, improving intervention effectiveness, resource efficiency, and user satisfaction. Despite its increasing inclusion in studies, comprehensive bibliometric reviews of healthcare intervention-related studies reporting PPIE are scarce. This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of healthcare intervention-related studies reporting PPIE in recent decades to identify key worldwide bibliometric features, themes, and trends.
methodsThe analysis includes 10,624 relevant English articles published in the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection up to 26 November 2024. Search terms were selected based on PPIE conceptualization, interventional types, and related healthcare terms. Using WoS descriptive analysis and CiteSpace, we examined bibliometric features and identified major international themes and trends.
resultsThere has been a significant increase in the number of healthcare intervention-related studies reporting PPIE over the past five years, especially from the United States and the United Kingdom, with a recent rise in Asia. However, cross-national collaboration remains limited. Key research themes identified include "community participation", "health equity", "coronary heart disease", "web-based patient empowerment", "mental illness", and "obesity prevention", with growing interest in "mobile health" and "digital health".
conclusionsThis study provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the bibliometric characteristics and evolving trends in healthcare intervention-related studies reporting PPIE. It highlights global regions with limited PPIE implementation, suggests pathways for further development, and identifies key research themes. The study offers researchers and practitioners valuable insights into tracking PPIE trends in healthcare interventions and fostering collaborations on evidence-based PPIE studies with leading scholars and institutions worldwide. Additionally, the findings drive innovations aimed at improving patient and public healthcare outcomes.
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