Title |
UK research funding bodies’ views towards public participation in health-related research decisions: an exploratory study
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, July 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-14-318 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Jennifer E van Bekkum, Shona Hilton |
Abstract |
A challenge facing science is how to renew and improve its relationship with society. One potential solution is to ensure that the public are more involved in the scientific process from the inception of research plans to scientific dissemination strategies. However, to date, little is known about how research funding bodies view public participation in research funding decisions, and how they involve the public into their strategies and practices. This paper provides insights into how key representatives working in the UK non-commercial research funding sector perceive public participation in health-related research funding decisions and the possible implications of these. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 4 | 29% |
United States | 1 | 7% |
Canada | 1 | 7% |
France | 1 | 7% |
Australia | 1 | 7% |
India | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 5 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 9 | 64% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 14% |
Scientists | 2 | 14% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 61 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 14 | 23% |
Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
Other | 10 | 16% |
Unknown | 16 | 26% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 19% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 15% |
Social Sciences | 6 | 10% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
Other | 11 | 18% |
Unknown | 19 | 31% |