Research evidence and implementation gaps in the engagement of people with lived experience in mental health and substance use research: a scoping review

Table 4 Overview of studies included

Characteristics		n (%)	References
Country	United Kingdom	18 (36.7%)	[22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39]
	Canada	10 (20.4%)	[21, 40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48]
	Australia	7 (14.3%)	[49,50,51,52,53,54,55]
	Australia and New Zealand	6 (12.2%)	[56,57,58,59,60,61]
	United States	3 (6.1%)	[62,63,64]
	Norway	2 (4.1%)	[65, 66]
	Ireland	1 (2.0%)	[67]
	Germany	1 (2.0%)	[68]
	Sweden	1 (2.0%)	[69]
Year of Publication	2021–2022	16 (32.7%)	[25, 26, 28, 32, 36, 39, 46,47,48, 50, 58, 60, 63, 64, 68, 69]
	2019–2020	19 (38.8%)	[23, 27, 30, 33, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42, 51,52,53,54,55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 67]
	2017–2018	14 (28.6%)	[21, 22, 24, 29, 31, 34, 40, 43,44,45, 49, 56, 65, 66]
Objective^a	Describe and discuss engagement activities	20 (40.8%)	[22,23,24,25,26,27, 29,30,31, 36, 37, 40, 41, 44, 45, 49, 50, 62, 63, 68]
	Examine researcher experiences	13 (26.5%)	[26, 33, 34, 38, 47, 48, 51, 56,57,58,59,60,61]
	Examine PWLE experiences	10 (20.4%)	[21, 23, 26, 32, 33, 39, 47, 53, 55, 69]
	Examine the impact of engagement	4 (8.2%)	[36, 64, 65, 68]
	Recommend engagement practices	4 (8.2%)	[31, 39, 43, 64]
	Other	10 (20.4%)	[27, 28, 35, 42, 46, 52, 54, 66, 67, 69]

Note. PWLE people with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use challenges
^aSum of percentages exceeds 100% because some articles had multiple objectives

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