Social Innovation For Health Research (SIFHR): Development of the SIFHR Checklist

Eneyi E Kpokiri, Elizabeth Chen, Jingjing Li, Sarah Payne, Priyanka Shrestha, Kaosar Afsana, Uche Amazigo, Phyllis Awor, Jean-Francois de Lavison, Saqif Khan, Jana Mier-Alpaño, Alberto Ong, Shivani Subhedar, Isabelle Wachmuth, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Kala M Mehta, Beatrice Halpaap and Joseph D Tucker

PLOS Medicine, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-14

Abstract: Background: Social innovations in health are inclusive solutions to address the healthcare delivery gap that meet the needs of end users through a multi-stakeholder, community-engaged process. While social innovations in health have shown promise in closing the healthcare delivery gap, more research is needed to evaluate, scale up, and sustain social innovation. Research checklists can standardize and improve reporting of research findings, promote transparency, and increase replicability of study results and findings. Methods and findings: The research checklist was developed through a 3-step community-engaged process, including a global open call for ideas, a scoping review, and a 3-round modified Delphi process. The call for entries solicited checklists and related items and was open between November 27, 2019 and February 1, 2020. In addition to the open call submissions and scoping review findings, a 17-item Social Innovation For Health Research (SIFHR) Checklist was developed based on the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) Checklist. The checklist was then refined during 3 rounds of Delphi surveys conducted between May and June 2020. The resulting checklist will facilitate more complete and transparent reporting, increase end-user engagement, and help assess social innovation projects. A limitation of the open call was requiring internet access, which likely discouraged participation of some subgroups. Conclusions: The SIFHR Checklist will strengthen the reporting of social innovation in health research studies. More research is needed on social innovation for health. Eneyi Kpokiri and co-workers describe development of a research checklist for reporting studies involving social innovations for health.

Date: 2021
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