Background Health research should reflect contexts where interventions are needed to provide evidence generalisable to practice. There is concern socioeconomically disadvantaged populations with poorer health and care outcomes are underrepresented in research, potentially exacerbating health inequalities. Evidence on the relationship between socioeconomic deprivation and general practice research involvement is limited. Aim To explore the relationship between socioeconomic deprivation, general practice research involvement and recruitment. Design resource pressures; limited financial benefit, and awareness. Supporting factors were research designed to meet needs of socioeconomically disadvantaged populations; accurately costed, remunerated and resourced; with concise, practically-focused communications. Conclusion To support equitable general practice research participation, research should be relevant to and designed to meet needs of socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, accurately costed and remunerated. Targeting additional resource at practices in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas could incentivise equitable research participation.
Janes et al. (Fri,) studied this question.