• Sophie Staniszewska, Jo Brett, Carole Mockford, and Rosemary Barber.
• Royal College of Nursing Research Institute, School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Warwick, UK. sophie.staniszewska@warwick.ac.uk
• Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2011 Oct 1; 27 (4): 391-9.

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to develop the GRIPP (Guidance for Reporting Involvement of Patients and Public) checklist to enhance the quality of PPI reporting.MethodsThematic analysis was used to synthesize key issues relating to patient and public involvement (PPI) identified in the PIRICOM and PAPIRIS systematic reviews. These issues informed the development of the GRIPP checklist.ResultsThe key issues identified included limited conceptualization of PPI, poor quality of methods reporting, unclear content validity of studies, poor reporting of context and process, enormous variability in the way impact is reported, little formal evaluation of the quality of involvement, limited focus on negative impacts, and little robust measurement of impact. The GRIPP checklist addresses these key issues.ConclusionThe reporting of patient and public involvement in health research needs significant enhancement. The GRIPP checklist represents the first international attempt to enhance the quality of PPI reporting. Better reporting will strengthen the PPI evidence-base and so enable more effective evaluation of what PPI works, for whom, in what circumstances and why.

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