Youth engagement in health research, policy, and practice: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Abstract
Promoting the active engagement of youth in health research, policy, and practice holds significant importance as it can generate valuable insights, informing the development of targeted strategies and contributing essential knowledge for effective health policies and practices.
Despite increasing research on problems impacting youth, there is a notable gap in including them in the actual research, policy, and practice decision-making processes. Whether and how youth are engaged in health research, policy, and practice, and under what circumstances, remains largely unexplored. Therefore, this qualitative evidence synthesis (QES) aims to identify and synthesise global literature on youth engagement in health research, policy, and practice. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the conceptualisation of youth engagement, including activities, processes, outcomes and strategies employed in health research, policy, and practice. It is expected that this review will increase awareness of effective strategies for engaging youth in health research, policy, and practice.