Table 4 Related terms/concepts to stakeholder engagement and definitions
Study | Stakeholder engagement and related concepts | Definition |
|---|---|---|
Gesell et al. [3] | Stakeholder Engagement | Stakeholder engagement is a collaborative research approach that values nontraditional research partners’ unique perspectives and strengths |
Brown et al. [13] | Coproduction | Working together in a “partnership” to produce research, and considered this one form of stakeholder involvement, in which specific criteria are met concerning partnership working |
Brown et al. [13] | Stakeholder Involvement | The involvement in research of any people who have an interest in the research, in partnership with the (traditional) research team Research being carried out “with” or “by” members of the public rather than “to,” “about,” or “for” them. It is an active partnership between patients, carers, and members of the public with researchers that influences and shapes research |
Hoekstra et al. [11] | Research Partnerships | Individuals, groups, or organizations that are engaged in collaborative research activities involving at least one researcher and any stakeholder |
Morgan et al. [42] | User Involvement | The inclusion of users not as participants but as co-researchers with a key position in the research design, data collection, interpretation, and dissemination processes |
Arnold et al. [28] | Participation | Participation refers to the cooperation in decision-making and research activities of those persons who are directly affected by the problems that are the subject of the respective research projects |