Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in methodological research: exploring challenges, tensions and learning from the perspectives of PPIE and researchers in the Realist Economic Evaluation Methods (REEM) study

Andrew Fletcher; Violet Rook; Susan Mountain; Felicity Shenton; Linda Fenocchi; Meghan Kumar; Sonia Dalkin; Angela Bate; Rebecca Hunter

doi:10.1186/s40900-026-00956-8

Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in methodological research: exploring challenges, tensions and learning from the perspectives of PPIE and researchers in the Realist Economic Evaluation Methods (REEM) study

Andrew Fletcher^*, Violet Rook, Susan Mountain, Felicity Shenton, Linda Fenocchi, Meghan Kumar, Sonia Dalkin, Angela Bate, Rebecca Hunter

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Original language	English
Journal	Research Involvement and Engagement
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-026-00956-8
Publication status	Published - 20 Aug 2026

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Fletcher, A., Rook, V., Mountain, S., Shenton, F., Fenocchi, L., Kumar, M., Dalkin, S., Bate, A., & Hunter, R. (2026). Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in methodological research: exploring challenges, tensions and learning from the perspectives of PPIE and researchers in the Realist Economic Evaluation Methods (REEM) study. Research Involvement and Engagement. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-026-00956-8

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Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in methodological research: exploring challenges, tensions and learning from the perspectives of PPIE and researchers in the Realist Economic Evaluation Methods (REEM) study. / Fletcher, Andrew; Rook, Violet; Mountain, Susan et al.
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Fletcher A, Rook V, Mountain S, Shenton F, Fenocchi L, Kumar M et al. Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in methodological research: exploring challenges, tensions and learning from the perspectives of PPIE and researchers in the Realist Economic Evaluation Methods (REEM) study. Research Involvement and Engagement. 2026 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/s40900-026-00956-8