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Community Research Engagement Network (CREN): helping communities understand the benefits of engagement and participation in research. A participatory community perspective of engagement in research

Keck, Lily, Sykes, Claudia, Khan, Nagina (2024) Community Research Engagement Network (CREN): helping communities understand the benefits of engagement and participation in research. A participatory community perspective of engagement in research. . BMJ internet blog. (KAR id:111390)

Abstract

Why is it important to work together to involve and engage communities in research?

It is very important to understand what public involvement means. It has been defined by INVOLVE, the national advisory group that supports public involvement, as “Research being carried out ‘with’ or ‘by’ members of the public rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or ‘for’ them.

Item Type: Internet publication
Additional information: BMJ Leader blog article
Uncontrolled keywords: helping communities, engagement, participation, research, participatory methods, community perspective
Subjects: H Social Sciences
R Medicine
Institutional Unit: Schools > School of Social Sciences > Centre for Health Services Studies
Former Institutional Unit:
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Depositing User: Nagina Khan
Date Deposited: 26 Sep 2025 15:27 UTC
Last Modified: 29 Sep 2025 15:37 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/111390 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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