Table 3.
Example of partnership‐focused framework: the involve values and principles framework
| Values | Summary principles | Example of measurable impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Respect | Researchers, research organizations and the public respect one another's roles and perspectives | Public members' contributions are acknowledged, for example as co‐applicants in research applications, as authors or co‐authors of publications, or as presenters or co‐presenters of research findings (1e) |
| 2. Support | Researchers, research organizations and the public have access to practical and organizational support to involve and be involved | Public members' expenses are covered, and they are informed in advance if payment will be offered for their time (2d) |
| 3. Transparency | Researchers, research organizations and the public are clear and open about the aims and scope of involvement in the research | Clear information is given about public members' role and what has been agreed; information is given about the time period and type of contribution (eg, partnership, advisory role, reviewer) (3b) |
| 4. Responsiveness | Researchers and research organizations actively respond to the input of public members involved in research | Public members are listened to and changes are made to the research as a result of the insights, advice and guidance received; where changes are not made, reasons are explained (4b) |
| 5. Fairness of opportunity | Researchers and research organizations ensure that public involvement in research is open to individuals and communities without discrimination | The diversity required for the research is considered and an effort is made to involve those who reflect that diversity (5a) |
| 6. Accountability | Researchers, research organizations and the public are accountable for their involvement in research and to the people affected by the research | At the end of a research study, all those who have worked together actively reflect on the public involvement in the project and assess the learning and how it has gone; everyone is given an opportunity to feed back about their experience of involvement (6d) |
Reproduced with permission of INVOLVE. Numbers in column 3 refer to paragraphs in INVOLVE document.