GRIPP2 reporting checklists: tools to improve reporting of patient and public involvement in research

Background While the patient and public involvement (PPI) evidence base has expanded over the past decade, the quality of reporting within papers is often inconsistent, limiting our understanding of how it works, in what context, for whom, and why. Objective To develop international consensus on the key items to report to enhance the quality, transparency, and consistency of the PPI evidence base. To collaboratively involve patients as research partners at all stages in the development of GRIPP2. Methods The EQUATOR method for developing reporting guidelines was used. The original GRIPP (Guidance for Reporting Involvement of Patients and the Public) checklist was revised, based on updated systematic review…

• KC
  King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• NI
  National Institute for Health and Care Research
• UO
  University of Warwick
• KC
  King's College London
• WM
  Warwick Medical School