This scoping review aims to provide a comprehensive description of research-creation in health sciences literature by identifying how research-creation is defined and conceptualized, the theories and methodological approaches that inform it, the creative or artistic methods used, the health-related contexts in which it appears, and the purposes and outcomes reported in the included studies.
Core Review Questions
How is research-creation defined and conceptualized in health sciences literature?
For what purposes is research-creation used in health sciences research and training, and in which health-related contexts does it appear?
What theories, methodological approaches, and creative or artistic methods are described in studies that use research-creation?
What forms of health-related data are generated through research-creation, and how are these data analyzed and reported?
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