PPI, paradoxes and Plato: who's sailing the ship?

摘要: Over the last decade, patient and public involvement (PPI) has become a requisite in applied health research. Some funding bodies demand explicit evidence of PPI, while others have made commitment to developing PPI projects they fund. Despite being commonplace, there remains dearth engagement with ethical theoretical underpinnings processes practices. More specifically, is small (but growing) body literature examining effectiveness impact been relatively little reflection on whether concept/practice internally coherent. Here, authors unpick 'paradox' within which highlights tension between its moral pragmatic motivations implementation. The argue that this 'professionalisation paradox' means we need rethink practice, purpose,