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Citizen Science Models in Health Research: an Australian Commentary
Ann Borda1, Kathleen Gray1, Laura Downie2
1Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences The University of Melbourne Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Abstract:
This qualitative review explores how established citizen science models can inform and support meaningful engagement of public in health research in Australia. In particular, with the growth in participatory health research approaches and increasing consumer participation in contributing to this research through digital technologies, there are gaps in our understanding of best practice in health and biomedical citizen science research to address these paradigm shifts. Notable gaps are how we might more clearly define the parameters of such research and which citizen science models might best support digitally-enabled participation falling within these. Further work in this area is expected to lead to how established citizen science methods may help improve the quality of and the translation of public engagement in health research.
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